Bay Area tech entrepreneur Nima Momeni entered no plea at his first court appearance in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Police say Momeni knifed Lee in the ribs in the early hours of April 4.
Fox News was in the courtroom Friday morning as Momeni appeared wearing an orange jail sweatshirt and pants, a black coronavirus mask and shackles around his ankles.Â
He said little, only speaking in response to a question from the judge, saying, “Yes, your honor.”
Momeni’s sister, Khazar Momeni, and her husband, Dr. Dino Elyassnia, were at the courthouse for the proceedings.
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A man with them said the family had no comment when asked how Momeni knew Lee.
Court documents obtained by Fox News Friday revealed that investigators helped piece together the crime by reviewing text messages exchanged between Lee and his suspected killer’s sister.
In one conversation, she reportedly told the tech titan that he “handled himself with class” after her brother allegedly “came wayyyyyy down hard” on him.
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The texts were revealed as part of District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ motion asking the court to keep Momeni behind bars until his next hearing April 25.
“[Momeni] drove [Lee] to a dark and secluded area the opposite direction of his hotel,” the filing alleges. “We know through a text message from Defendant’s sister to Victim, Defendant was previously upset with Victim and ‘came down hard on’ him.”
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According to the documents, an unnamed witness told police Lee was drinking with his suspected killer’s sister the afternoon before his murder.Â
“Witness 1 was unsure if Victim and Female had an intimate relationship,” the filing states, but it also notes that, “Female was…
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