Nima Momeni, a tech consultant who police say knew Lee, is now scheduled to be arraigned April 25.
planned the attack, drove the victim to a secluded spot and stabbed him over an apparent dispute related to the suspect’s sister, prosecutors said in a court document released Friday.
On Thursday, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott announced Momeni’s arrest and said that the two men knew each other but declined to elaborate on their connection. He also refused to disclose a possible motive. The friend and Lee parted ways around 12:30 a.m. Minutes later, Lee can be seen on video surveillance entering the Millennium Tower, where public records show the Elyassnias own a unit. The video also shows Lee and Momeni leaving the building shortly after 2 a.m. and driving off in Momeni’s BMW.
Robert Canny did not return an email and phone message seeking comment on the details released by the prosecutor’s office. Dino Elyassnia did not return emails and messages left at his practice seeking comment. Khazar Elyassnia could not immediately be reached for comment.
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