GUILTY CA - Marvin Norwood & Louis Sanchez for attack on Giants fan, Dodger Stadium, 2011

[Stash777]

I followed this case in the news and checked the family's updates daily, but haven't followed it here. I was spurred to search for this case after reading comments on a recent article from SFGate (SF Chronicle) regarding no actual witness identification of the defendants. I had read about MN telling his mom in a recorded phone conversation that he was "somewhat involved." Just a quick search on my friend Google turned up this article from today:

First eyewitness identification of the defendants

snipped: "In court, she pointed to Sanchez as the assailant and identified co-defendant Marvin Norwood as a cohort who left the scene with him."

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_20806104/witness-identifies-bryan-stow-beating-defendants-court

I am so happy to hear that at least one witness was able to identify both defendants as the assailants.

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 12:32 p.m. Friday, June 8, 2012 KTVU And AP Wires
LOS ANGELES —
A man ordered Friday to stand trial for the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium acknowledged the attack in a jailhouse conversation, according to a transcript of the recorded discussion.
"I socked him, jumped him and started beating him," the transcript quotes defendant Louis Sanchez.The account of the talk between Sanchez, 30, and co-defendant Marvin Norwood, 31, was released after a preliminary hearing where both men were ordered to stand trial on charges of mayhem, assault and battery in the 2011 attack on Bryan Stow. <snip>

Prosecutors said the conversation between Sanchez and Norwood was secretly recorded after they appeared in a lineup last July.
Sanchez was heard saying he got mad at the Giants' fan for making derogatory remarks to his sister about the Dodgers.
He also apologized to Norwood for dragging him into the situation, but Norwood said he wouldn't have felt like a man if he hadn't stepped in to help Sanchez. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/suspects-ordered-stand-trial-stow-beating/nPPjS/

 

[LinasK]

this is so pathetic, it's just sports and just a game. while it sounds like this was an unprovoked attack, it's also sad the man''s friends ran away like cowards. it would have been 3 against 2 then and maybe their friend wouldn't be in a coma now.

if they didn't want to throw down, they could have got on the phone then and there and called 911 while threatening to call the cops in front of the attackers.

people are disgusting sometimes. sports turn people into imbeciles.

Apparently Bryan's friends did NOT "run away like cowards" :
"I threw my body over Bryan's head to stop any more physical contact," he said.
Another friend, also a paramedic, held the injured Stow's head to protect his spine. <snip>Prosecutor Beth Silverman played a recording of the 911 call made by a woman bystander. She handed the phone to Maciel, who used his paramedic training to give a full description of what had happened. more at link:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/testimony-friend-threw-his-body-over-giants-fan/nPNMZ/

 

[gxm]

Apparently Bryan's friends did NOT "run away like cowards" :
"I threw my body over Bryan's head to stop any more physical contact," he said.
Another friend, also a paramedic, held the injured Stow's head to protect his spine. <snip>Prosecutor Beth Silverman played a recording of the 911 call made by a woman bystander. She handed the phone to Maciel, who used his paramedic training to give a full description of what had happened. more at link:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/testimony-friend-threw-his-body-over-giants-fan/nPNMZ/

Heartbreaking. This case is just heartbreaking. I can not comprehend this sort of attack. It's cowardly and vicious. The worst of the worst.

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 8:10 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2012 KTVU And AP Wires
LOS ANGELES —
Two men charged with the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium last year pleaded not guilty to felony assault and mayhem charges Friday in a Los Angeles County Superior courtroom.
Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood were ordered to return to court July 24 for further proceedings.
Sanchez and Norwood were ordered to stand trial on charges of felony assault and mayhem two weeks ago after five days of preliminary hearing testimony.
Among the evidence presented to Superior Court Judge George Lomeli during the hearing was a jailhouse video of Norwood speaking to his mother on an LAPD detective's cellphone and testimony from Stow’s friends, eyewitnesses to the beating and Dorene Sanchez, Sanchez’s and Norwood's fiancee, who told the court Norwood had blood on his hands immediately after the assault.
Dorene Sanchez testified at the hearing under a grant of immunity.
Stow, a paramedic from the Bay Area who attended last year's opening day game in Los Angeles, suffered brain damage and is permanently disabled. <snip>

Prosecutors also presented a videotaped conversation between Sanchez and Norwood that was secretly recorded after they appeared in a lineup last July.
Sanchez was heard saying he got mad at the Giants' fan for making derogatory remarks to his sister about the Dodgers. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/stow-beating-suspects-set-arraignment/nPcWK/

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 1:40 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2012 KTVU
SAN FRANCISCO —
A special undercover squad of San Francisco police officers will be deployed at AT&T Park this week dressed in Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys in an effort stem any violence between fans of the two heated rivals, Mayor Ed Lee announced Monday.
Flanked by officers wearing the Dodgers jerseys, Lee said the goal was to prevent a repeat of the violence that left Giants fanBryan Stow with severe brain injuries and two Dodgers fans facing possible prison sentences. <snip>

“Baseball season is upon us and the rivalry between the Giants and the Dodgers is as hot as it has ever been,” said Lee at a morning news conference. “We have all watch over the year the horrible incident that happened to Bryan Stow…We want to do everything possible … to make our city… safe.”

“Out of respect for the sports rivalry we want to make sure there isn’t anyone out there (at the ball park) intent on doing harm so our officers will be dressed in Dodger gear… They will be there incognito, blending in with the various fans to make sure there are additional eyes and ears in the stands.”
Lee said the rivalry belonged “only on the sports field…We will be intolerant of any level of violence.” more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/sfpd-officers-go-undercover-dodger-blue/nPdt3/

 

[LinasK]

By Carl Steward and David Pollak

Staff writers

Posted: 10/25/2012 04:55:26 PM PDT
Updated: 10/25/2012 06:54:43 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bryan Stow, the Santa Cruz paramedic who was nearly beaten to death after a game at Dodger Stadium in 2011, was in attendance at AT&T Park on Thursday night for Game 2 of the World Series between the Giants and Detroit Tigers.
It is believed to be the first Giants game Stow has attended since the 2011 attack. Stow attended the game as a guest of the Giants. His seat location was kept confidential, and all interview requests were declined.
"The family has asked for privacy, and we are respecting the family's wishes," said Staci Slaughter, the Giants' senior vice-president of communications. more at link: http://www.contracostatimes.com/giants/ci_21856627/bryan-stow-attends-world-series-game

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Paramedic left permanently disabled after attack outside Dodger Stadium two years ago is forced back home to be cared for by his parents after insurance stops paying

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ome-cared-parents-insurance-stops-paying.html

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 10:57 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 KTVU.com and wires
SAN FRANCISCO —
The San Francisco Giants are holding fundraisers at three home games this week to support Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was severely beaten after a game in Los Angeles in 2011.
Fans who buy tickets in certain sections of AT&T Park for games Tuesday night, Thursday and Sunday will have $10 of their ticket price donated to the Bryan Stow Fund, according to team officials.
The Giants play the Los Angeles Dodgers today through Thursday and then the San Diego Padres for their last three games of the season Friday through Sunday.
Fans who buy tickets in the View Reserve Infield Section for Tuesday's and Thursday's 7:15 p.m. games against the Dodgers or in the View Reserve Left Field Section for Sunday's 1:05 p.m. game against the Padres will receive a "mystery item" from previous Giants giveaway days along with having money donated in support of Stow.
The Santa Cruz-area paramedic and father of two suffered a severe head injury in an attack on March 31, 2011, after the Giants' season opener at Dodger Stadium.After a long period in a rehabilitation facility, Stow has been recovering at home for the past several months and continues to suffer from a variety of physical problems and memory loss, according to updates his family has been posting on the website www.support4bryanstow.com.
more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/giants-raising-funds-bryan-stow-game-ticket-sales/nZ6Md/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Sources: Duo to Plead Guilty in 2011 Beating of S.F. Giants Fan

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investi...ead-guilty-2011-beating-s-f-giants-fan-n34246

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 8:38 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2014
KTVU and AP Wires
LOS ANGELES —
Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan whose beating at Dodgers Stadium became a symbol of violence associated with sports events, sat in a specially equipped wheelchair as prospective jurors heard lawyers give brief summaries of the civil suit brought for the brain-damaged man.
Stow, a paramedic from Northern California, will never be able to work again, his lawyer said, and it was unclear how much of the statements made on Tuesday were understood by him. His attorney, Tom Girardi, has said that Stow will not be able to testify in the trial. He was accompanied to court by a group of family members.
Stow, 45, returned home last spring after two years in rehabilitation centers and hospitals. Girardi said he requires constant care. He has estimated that Stowe's lifetime care could cost $50 million. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/beaten-giants-fan-bryan-stow-appears-jury-selectio/nf8Wb/

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 10:21 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2014
KTVU and Wires
LOS ANGELES —
The contents of a chilling eight-minute 911 call describing the injuries suffered by Bryan Stow in a beating in a Dodger Stadium parking lot and the efforts to save his life has been read to jurors in the Giants fan’s civil case against the team.
Stow's attorney told KTVU that while the actual audio of the call was not played in court, a transcript of it was read to jurors. In the reading, Stow’s dire condition after the beating is graphically described.
KTVU and Wires
LOS ANGELES —
The contents of a chilling eight-minute 911 call describing the injuries suffered by Bryan Stow in a beating in a Dodger Stadium parking lot and the efforts to save his life has been read to jurors in the Giants fan’s civil case against the team.
Stow's attorney told KTVU that while the actual audio of the call was not played in court, a transcript of it was read to jurors. In the reading, Stow’s dire condition after the beating is graphically described. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/stow-beating-case-jurors-hear-chilling-911-call-re/ngFMS/

 

[LinasK]

Posted: 5:53 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014
KTVU-AP
LOS ANGELES —
Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants who suffered brain damage in a beating in a Dodger Stadium parking lot three years ago, sat front and center Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom as testimony wrapped up in a negligence lawsuit against the Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt.
Plaintiff Stow was brought to court in a wheelchair as jurors listened to a recorded deposition by a security expert.
However, Stow was quickly hustled into a hallway when defense lawyers showed a video of the two men who went to prison for beating him.<snip>
Stow's lawyer, Tom Girardi, said outside court that he did not want to risk upsetting his client with the video of his assailants, even though he said the former paramedic has no memory of the events. He said he has had to explain to Stow why he is sitting in court.
The 45-year-old Stow had made a brief appearance in court during jury selection. On Wednesday, he stayed most of the day. With his hair cropped close to his head, jurors could see deep scars where his skull had been temporarily removed during medical treatment.<snip>Attorneys were due to deliver final arguments on Thursday. The plaintiffs are seeking about $50 million for Stow's lifetime care. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/injured-giants-fan-attends-trial-it-nears-end/ngScp/

 

[LinasK]

Jury finds Dodgers negligent in Bryan Stow case
USAToday 6:04 p.m. EDT July 9, 2014


LOS ANGELES (AP) - A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating at Dodger Stadium won his negligence suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, but former owner Frank McCourt was absolved by the jury.

The jury found damages of about $18 million but said the Dodgers were responsible for only a quarter of the sum. The rest of the responsibility was split between the two men who beat fan Bryan Stow. more at link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...egligent-in-bryan-stow-beating-case/12426377/

 

[LinasK]

Bryan Stow visits Giants' clubhouse before Sunday's game

By Jimmy Durkin [email protected]
Posted: 08/17/2014 12:14:30 PM PDT0 Comments | Updated: about 4 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants had a special pregame visitor to their clubhouse Sunday when Bryan Stow was wheeled in by third base coach Tim Flannery.
Stow, 45, was the victim of a vicious beating outside Dodger Stadium in 2011. He was guided around the clubhouse by Flannery and Jeremy Affeldt, who have long been two of his biggest supporters.
Stow, with his son Tyler by his side, was greeted by several players, as well as broadcaster Jon Miller and pitching coach Dave Righetti. Each time, he responded with an enthusiastic, "No way!" Sunday's visit was Stow's first to the Giants clubhouse. more at link: http://www.contracostatimes.com/new...w-visits-giants-clubhouse-before-sundays-game

 

[LadyL]

I'm glad he won his suit but I fear it's not enough money. The two prisoners will never pay their share and his family will be left with huge medical debts. The estimate of $50 million might have been high but I think $4.5 is low.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Tragic Giants fan rooting for a World Series he may not remember

http://nypost.com/2014/10/17/tragic-giants-fan-rooting-for-a-world-series-he-may-not-remember/

 

[LinasK]

San Francisco/Peninsula News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two men who savagely beat a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium face up to 10 years in federal prison on firearms convictions.
City News Service said Louie Sanchez pleaded guilty Thursday in Los Angeles federal court to being a felon in possession of firearms.
Sanchez's partner in crime, Marvin Norwood, pleaded guilty to an identical charge a week ago. They face sentencing May 7.
The duo was previously sentenced to state prison for the 2011 opening day attack that left Bryan Stow with permanent brain damage.
Police investigating the beating found semi-automatic rifles, other weapons and ammunition during a search of Norwood's home. Sanchez, 32, and Norwood, 34, had prior felony convictions in San Bernardino County.
Both men are in federal custody. http://www.ktvu.com/story/27983475/federal-gun-conviction-added-to-bryan-stow-attackers

 

[LinasK]

By Ken Pritchett, Reporter

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KTVU) - Thursday night was a special night at San Jose Municipal Stadium.
It was not only opening night for the San Jose Giants, but also a promise fulfilled to Giants fan Bryan Stow.
Stow was beaten in 2011 outside the Los Angeles Coliseum while attending a Dodgers game. He suffered severe brain damage and, at the time, his prospects for recovery were dim.
“I feel like I am coming back from something that was horrible,” said Stow as he practiced throwing a baseball in his backyard ahead of opening night when he would throw out the first pitch.
“I would like to throw it overhand, but that's going to come in some time,” he said.“Four years ago he couldn't even open his eyes,” said his father Dave Stow, “Now he's throwing a baseball.”
Stow was able to walk from the third base line, with the aid of a walker, to a point halfway between the pitcher's mound and home plate. From there, he tossed the opening pitch into the catcher's mitt. more at link: http://wn.ktvu.com/story/28823469/beaten-giants-fan-to-throw-first-pitch-for-farm-team-opener

 

[LinasK]

By Bea Karnes (Patch Staff) April 15, 2015
Bryan Stow’s life was forever changed when the Giant’s fan was severely beaten outside Dodgers Stadium on opening day four years ago. He spent months in a coma, with a brain injury so severe his survival was in doubt. A new photo showing him throwing a baseball in his backyard will warm the hearts of the multitude of strangers who’ve cheered him on from afar.
And he’s not just tossing around a ball. Stow also swims and gets around with a walker. His short term memory is improving, and he has a positive outlook. more at link: http://patch.com/california/capitola/giants-fan-bryan-stow-continues-miraculous-recovery-help-family