Suspect in Dodger Stadium beating is in custody

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Bryan Stow beating: Suspect in Dodger Stadium beating in custody - latimes.com

 

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Mistaken identity...

Two new suspects held in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow
July 22, 2011 - The LAPD concludes that Giovanni Ramirez, who was arrested in May, was not involved in the Dodger Stadium parking lot attack, law enforcement sources say.

Los Angeles police Thursday arrested two men in connection with the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium and have concluded that the suspect they took into custody in May was not involved in the attack, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said. Police officials refused to publicly release details about the dramatic turn of events in the case, which has attracted international attention and placed city and Dodger officials under intense pressure to reassure fans it is safe to attend games at the storied venue in Chavez Ravine.

The conclusion that Giovanni Ramirez, 31, is not responsible for the March 31 assault in the stadium parking lot on Bryan Stow, 42, a Santa Clara County paramedic, raises serious questions about the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation and why Police Chief Charlie Beck has repeatedly expressed confidence that Ramirez was the primary culprit. "Obviously, we're going to need to get an explanation," said Matt Szabo, a senior aide to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The mayor and Beck trumpeted the capture of Ramirez at a news conference on the day he was taken into custody.

The LAPD's case against Ramirez stalled from the start. Police took him into custody during an early morning raid May 22 after a parole agent raised suspicion that Ramirez might be one of the assailants, and then multiple witnesses identified him from photo lineups. But after scouring mobile phone records, thousands of images from surveillance camera footage, financial records and hundreds of other possible links and tips, detectives were unable to link Ramirez to the beating.

Without sufficient evidence, prosecutors balked at filing criminal charges against Ramirez, a documented gang member. Instead, he was held on suspicion of violating the terms of his parole from a previous conviction. In June, he was returned to prison for 10 months when a parole commissioner confirmed that Ramirez had had access to a gun — a violation of his parole. Last month, with the case apparently not progressing, Beck reassigned the investigation to detectives in the department's elite Robbery-Homicide Division. It was not immediately known what information led that team of detectives to the new suspects.

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All these beaner gang members look the same.

 

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All these beaner gang members look the same.

To a simpleton, I would expect so.

 

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Bryan Stow to require extensive medical care...

Lawyers: Giants Fan's Medical Costs to Top $50M
September 12, 2011 | Medical care for the San Francisco Giants fan who was brutally beaten outside Dodger Stadium is expected to cost more than $50 million, according to his lawyers.

The figure was part of a damage estimate included in papers filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to City News Service. The filings come in a lawsuit Bryan Stow and his children have brought against Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and 13 others in the baseball team's organization. The suit alleges a lack of security, lighting and other problems at the ballpark.

Stow, a paramedic from Santa Cruz, suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was attacked March 31 following the Dodgers' home opener against the Giants in Los Angeles. Stow's health has been up and down in the months since the near-fatal beating. His doctor, San Francisco General Hospital neurosurgery chief Geoff Manley, has said it's unclear how long his recovery will take.

After the attack, Stow underwent a life-saving procedure in Los Angeles and was put in a coma for several weeks before being transported to San Francisco to be closer to his family in May. Two months ago doctors performed emergency surgery on the father of two to remove fluid buildup in his head that caused a seizure.

Last month, Stow's family said on their website that he is responding with slight movements to some directions, for example raising his left arm when asked if someone could hold his hand. Manley also said then that Stow was awake and breathing on his own. After hours calls to Stow's lawyers were not returned Monday. Two men have been charged in the attack, and both pleaded not guilty last month.

Read more: Lawyers: Giants Fan's Medical Costs To Top $50M | Fox News