Nima Momeni was cited for assault before facing the Bob Lee allegation

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The office building where Nima Momeni’s company, ExpandIT, operated in Emeryville, California. Lloyd Lee/Insider Nima Momeni is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Less than a year earlier, he was cited for simple assault on a woman, records show. Momeni has had a few run-ins with the police before, including driving with a suspended license and a DUI.

Nima Momeni, 38, the tech consultant who was arrested for murder in the stabbing attack on Cash App creator Bob Lee, has previously been cited on suspicion of assault and battery, according to police records obtained by Insider.

Months before Momeni’s April 13 arrest, the Emeryville Police Department responded to a call from a woman who reported she needed help and had been “assaulted,” according to archives. The call came on August 1, 2022, around 3 p.m.

According to the records, a person “grabbed” the woman’s arm, “pulled her” and “physically pushed her”.

Police were dispatched to an Emeryville address that is connected to the office unit where Momeni’s company, ExpandIt, is headquartered.

Records indicate that Momeni was later cited and released on PC 242, California’s criminal code for assault and battery.

Angela Ruggiero, spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, told Insider in an email that no charges have been filed in the case. The records do not indicate what charge the police recommended, but the incident was a misdemeanor, she said.

A spokesperson for the Emeryville Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Momeni had a few run-ins with the police before being arrested in connection with Lee’s murder.

In 2011, he was charged with driving with a suspended license and selling a switchblade in California. The latter charge was later dropped, Forbes reported. Additionally, there was a misdemeanor charge for driving under the influence in 2004, which was also later dismissed, according to KTVU Fox 2.

Momeni’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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