LA District Attorney George Gascon Declines To Prosecute Chappelle Attacker

 As recall hits 400,000 signatures, Gascon won’t prosecute alleged Chappelle attacker. | KABC-AM   "Alleged"

"LA District Attorney Declines To Prosecute Chappelle Attacker

"(Los Angeles, CA) — The Los Angeles County District Attorney is declining to prosecute the man who allegedly attacked comedian Dave Chappelle. D-A George Gascon will not file any criminal charges. He’s instead sending the case to the L-A City Attorney for possible misdemeanor charges.

"This action–or inaction–comes as the recalldageorgegascon.com committee hit 400,000 signatures. The group sent this press release:". . .

. . ."The suspect is behind bars after tackling the comedian on Tuesday night. The man was reportedly armed with a knife. Twenty-three-year-old Isaiah Lee was booked for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The D-A’s office says that while criminal conduct occurred, they believe it “did not constitute felony conduct.” It comes at a time when Gascon is facing a recall effort for not prosecuting many high-profile cases. The recall website is GG Home - Recall DA George Gascon " (Emphases added by TD)

In 2019 Gascon was the man for liberal hopes; California DA race a major test for criminal justice reform movement - POLITICO   

. . ."Gascón’s work in San Francisco earned him the admiration of like-minded reformers and the enmity of the city’s police union. The president of San Francisco Police Officers Association responded to Gascón’s LA campaign with a statement that cops were “praying for the residents of Los Angeles hoping that George Gascón does not do to their city what he did to San Francisco during his tenure.”

"That type of opposition historically would have been politically fatal for anyone running for DA, whose close work with law enforcement has tended to translate to political alignment. But other progressive prosecutors who have also antagonized cops argue that the political terrain is shifting, and that support from rank-and-file law enforcement is no longer a necessity.". . .