A San Diego judge has decided that there’s enough evidence to move a felony case forward involving an alleged assault by comedian Faizon Love.
Love has been charged by prosecutors with felony assault with a deadly weapon, with an enhancement to the charge because of the bodily injury sustained by the alleged victim. The comedian has pleaded guilty to the case.
The alleged victim took the stand at a preliminary hearing on July 29 and testified about the situation that happened last August. According to the woman, who was a front desk clerk at a hotel, Love got upset after being told that there were no vacancies at that location, although he’d booked a reservation on a third-party app.
“Mr. Love was extremely upset. It was zero to 100 real quick,” said the woman. “He was repeatedly asking if we knew who he was.”
Afterwards, she claimed that he assaulted her with a credit card machine. “I then proceeded to say that was enough,” she said. “Mr. Love looked directly at me, pulled the credit card machine off and threw it [in] my direction."
The woman testified that she suffered a concussion as a result of the incident, and has dealt with ongoing health problems in its aftermath, such as having a newfound sensitivity to light.
The alleged victim’s two coworkers also testified about the incident, revealing that they witnessed the attack.
After the hearing, the judge ruled that there was enough probable cause to believe that Love’s charges were true. The comedian is currently set to stand trial in January and faces up to seven years in prison if he gets convicted.
This isn’t Love’s only time being accused of assault. Back in 2017, the comedian pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after he assaulted a valet at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport. He was fined $500 and received a 180-day suspended jail sentence.