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LA Man Busted in Vicious Attack on Giants Fan

Cops still hunting second suspect in attack that left dad Bryan Stow in coma

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 23, 2011 1:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Dodgers booster suspected of attacking a father of two after a Giants game has finally been busted, according to officials. Operating on a tip, a Los Angeles SWAT team nabbed the man and four others in an East Hollywood apartment, reports ABC News. Giovanni Ramirez, 31, was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on $1 million bail. Cops say Ramirez attacked 42-year-old Bryan Stow without provocation outside Dodgers Stadium after a game with the San Francisco team. Stow suffered a fractured skull and brain damage and was placed in a medically induced coma. He has been in and out of a coma ever since the attack nearly two months ago.

"Two guys came out of nowhere. Both of them pushed Bryan from behind, he never saw them coming," said Stow's brother-in-law. Stow was one of three Giants fans attacked in the parking lot after the game that day by two men wearing Dodgers uniforms. The second suspect in the attacks, as well as a woman who drove them from the parking lot in a white sedan, are still being hunted. Stow was recently transferred from the USC medical center to San Francisco General Hospital to be closer to his family.

The second suspect in the unprovoked attack following a Dodgers-Giants game is still being sought.
The second suspect in the unprovoked attack following a Dodgers-Giants game is still being sought.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Bryan Stow poses for a family snap with his children.
Bryan Stow poses for a family snap with his children.   (Facebook)
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boxcar
May 24, 2011 7:56 PM CDT
Adversarial behavior by Primates is part of their "Territorial Mentality" What I'm alluding to is that these perpertrators were behaving like BABOONS probably becaue the human part of their brain has been supressed by drugs leaving a Primate "Monkey Brain" in the driver's seat- think about it next time you hear of a drunk driver- MONKEYS can't drive
Jac7k
May 23, 2011 1:32 PM CDT
As a Dodger fan, I can assure you the vast majority [all] of us are disgusted by this. It's sad to go to games now and see how sagged the attendance is. Last week against the Brewers there were only 35,000 fans in a stadium that seats 60,000; against the Giants, which used to be the biggest games of the season, there were only 30,000. No one wants to be a part of the rivalry after the attack.
zdaydream
May 23, 2011 9:37 AM CDT
Dodgers are losing fans and losing attendance because the Dodger fans have been like this for years.  If they keep this up, I hope the team goes bankrupt from non-attendance.   <:-)

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