The man suspected of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco was due to appear in court on Friday before a hearing was postponed at the last minute.
Nima Momeni was arrested at his home in the early hours of Thursday morning, and faces murder charges for allegedly stabbing the tech mogul.
He was shown a sign of a heart by a relative in public exhibition as he entered the courtroom, before his indictment was significantly delayed because one of the plaintiffs was on leave.
Moumene is now scheduled to appear in court on April 25.
The 38-year-old is the owner of Expand IT, a Bay Area tech company, and describes himself online as a start-up entrepreneur.
Nima Momeni, 38, appeared briefly in court on Friday after being arrested for the stabbing murder of the founder of the CashPop Lee app.
Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death in San Francisco on April 4
San Francisco District Attorney Brock Jenkins charged Momeni with murder, along with another charge of special improvement to use a knife.
At a news conference Thursday, the DA’s office said they are seeking to hold Momeni without bail, arguing that he poses a danger to the community.
Nehme appeared in court on Friday with his head shaved and wearing an orange prison vest, pants and sandals, but not in handcuffs.
Several of his relatives are seen sitting behind his defense table, and a gray-haired woman is seen placing her hands on her head in the shape of a heart as he arrives.
Momeni’s motives for the alleged attack were not revealed, but police confirmed that the two men knew each other.
The tech entrepreneur was also joined in the courtroom by his glamorous sister Khazar Momeni, who reportedly introduced the couple and owns properties near where Lee was stabbed and the suburb he lived in last year.
Momeni was joined in the courtroom by several of his relatives, including his glamorous sister Khazar, left, and her husband, the famous plasma surgeon.
Bob Lee, 43, was stabbed in the street in the early hours of April 4 while visiting San Francisco from Miami, where he lives.
It is unclear whether Momeni attended the same tech conference Lee was in town for, but the pair were seen in Momeni’s car together at around 2.30am, moments before the stabbing.
And police sources said that some kind of confrontation between them led to the attack.
Krista, Bob Lee’s ex-wife, told local Fox News 2 that she remains puzzled about the suspect’s motives, but confirmed that the couple knew each other.
Harrowing surveillance footage captured the moments after the stabbing, with Lee somehow exiting the car before leaving a trail of blood as he struggled to walk down the street.
The horrific images show Lee stumbling through the city after being stabbed in the chest. He died in hospital later that morning.
Lee with his ex-wife Krista. She said that Moumini’s arrest was “the first step towards justice” but that she still could not explain his death
Lee was stabbed to death on April 4 while visiting San Francisco. Above, his recent movements
Lee had recently moved his family from San Francisco to Miami. Although he and his wife, Krista, are no longer together, she has also moved to Florida to stay close to their children.
Expressions of appreciation poured in for the tech entrepreneur after his death, with his father Rick calling him his “best friend”.
I just lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in San Francisco.
I moved to Mill Valley, CA with Bob after his mom died in 2019 and we recently moved to Miami in October 2022.
Life has been an adventure with two bachelors living together, and I’m so glad we’ve been able to be so close in the past years.
Bob will give you the shirt off the back. He will not look down on anyone and adheres to a strict no-judgment philosophy.
Bobby worked harder than anyone else and was the smartest person I’ve ever known.
He will be missed by everyone who knew him. Thank you to those who reached out for support.
