Two new suspects arrested in Giants fan beating case

A. Isaac Senior Editor

Giants fan beating 285x214 Two new suspects arrested in Giants fan beating case

Nearly two months after arresting Giovanni Ramirez for beating Giants fan Bryan Stow, the Los Angeles police department have arrested two more individuals in the case. It now appears that Ramirez was never even involved in the beating.

Quite a misstep by the LAPD.

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.

Perhaps the pressure of finding an individual(s) responsible for the brutal beating forced the LAPD to act prematurely. Either way, when reading things like this, you wonder if anybody is doing actual police work before making arrests.

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.

So essentially, Ramirez was arrested because a probation officer noticed a tattoo? That seems to be the only thing tying him to the case. That is some excellent police work folks.

Two new suspects held in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow [L.A. Times]

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