Young Lee
| Young Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Young Lee September 6, 1934 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Co-founder of Pinkberry |
| Criminal charge | Assault with a deadly weapon |
| Criminal penalty | 7 years without parole |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction(s) | November 8, 2013 (pleaded not guilty) |
Young Lee (born 6 September 1934) is a California convicted felon and businessman who was the co-founder of Pinkberry, a chain of frozen yogurt stores. He left the company in 2010.[1]
Early life
Lee studied interior design at Parsons School of Design,[2] and claims to have worked for some time as a club bouncer.[3]
Pinkberry
In Fast Company he cited his design influences for branding Pinkberry as the mom-and-pop yogurterias of Italy.[3]
Criminal case
In 2001, Lee was sentenced to two days in jail and three years' probation for "felony possession of cocaine and two misdemeanor counts of battery of a spouse,... and carrying a loaded firearm".[4]
In January 2012, Lee was arrested on an outstanding warrant for assault with a deadly weapon, issued in June 2011 after Lee beat a homeless man with a tire iron.[5][6] Lee was on a flight inbound from Korea when the LAPD was notified by a federal database. Prosecutors said Lee and another man chased the homeless man and "beat him down" with the tire iron because while at a traffic stop the transient approached Lee's car and showed Lee and his fiancee his sexually explicit tattoo which they found offensive.[7] LAPD officials said that Lee demanded that the man kneel and apologize, the man consented, but Lee attacked him anyway, chasing him down, kicking him and "beating him down" with a tire iron.[8] Lee's lawyer gave a different account of the incident describing the homeless man as threatening Lee and the passengers in his car.[4] On November 8, 2013 Lee was found guilty.[9] On March 14, 2014, Lee was sentenced to seven years imprisonment without parole, the maximum sentence.[10]
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