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The sister of a California man accused of fatally knifing a tech founder she had allegedly attended drug parties with donned black in court Thursday – in the absence of her husband – as her brother was ordered held without bail.
Nima Momeni finally entered his plea through his attorney at San Francisco Superior Court Thursday in answer to charges he killed the Cash App founder on April 4, after previous arraignments had been delayed, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
His sister, Khazar “Tina” Elyassnia, wore all-black attire and sunglasses as she joined her mother in court, sans her plastic surgeon husband.
Momeni, 38, has remained in a San Francisco County jail since his arrest.
His attorney, Paula Canny, had argued he should be released on bail because he was not identifiable in grainy camera footage the police claim shows him standing with Lee minutes before he was stabbed.
She also said her client never fled the scene and Lee never mentioned him in a frantic 911 call, the San Francisco Standard reported, citing recent court records.
