LOS ANGELES — San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow tried to escape a violent man attacking him and his friends outside Dodger Stadium, but his assailant pursued and assaulted him again, according to a court document filed Monday that provides new details about the beating that left Stow with serious brain injuries.
Prosecutors allege Louie Sanchez shoved Stow and punched one of Stow’s friends after the Dodgers’ season opener against the Giants. After the assault, Stow, who was dressed in a Giants shirt, continued to walk with his friends toward the edge of the stadium parking lot, with Sanchez and his friend Marvin Norwood in pursuit, prosecutors wrote.
Sanchez caught up with the group and punched another of Stow’s friends, knocking him to the ground, the court document said. As Stow faced Norwood, Sanchez surprised him from behind and punched him in the side of the head, prosecutors allege.
Stow’s friends told authorities that he immediately lost consciousness and fell sideways to the ground without breaking his fall.
“When Stow’s head hit the ground, witnesses heard his head impact the concrete and saw it bounce,” prosecutors wrote.
Sanchez allegedly kicked Stow several times in the head. Norwood also kicked Stow, prosecutors wrote, and stood over his body, asking: “Who else wants to fight?” Prosecutors provided the detailed account while asking a judge to deny Sanchez’s request to lower his $500,000 bail.
Sanchez, 29, and Norwood, 30, face mayhem and assault charges in connection with the March 31 beating of Stow, a 42-year-old Santa Clara County paramedic who suffered a fractured skull and remains hospitalized. Sanchez also faces misdemeanor assault and battery charges involving two additional victims.
Meanwhile, law enforcement sources said a key witness in the beating case has died, apparently of an allergic reaction to food. Matthew Lee, 26, who was one of Stow’s two friends who were also assaulted, died Sunday after eating a salad that apparently contained nuts, which caused the allergic reaction.
Stern: Nothing to be encouraged about in talks
NEW YORK — David Stern returned to the bargaining table and said “nothing” gave him reason for encouragement. And for that, the NBA commissioner pointed the blame in one place.
“I don’t feel optimistic about the players’ willingness to engage in a serious way,” Stern said.
So the first meeting to include leadership from owners and players since the lockout began exactly a month ago produced nothing new — except blame.
Footnotes.
Big 12 Conference athletic directors voted to prohibit the telecast of high school sports events on the newly created Longhorn Network for at least the next year.
• South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia was reinstated to the football team after the fifth suspension of his college career.
• Former Oregon Ducks and NFL quarterback Joey Harrington is hospitalized with a broken collar bone, a punctured lung and a cut on his head after he was hit by a sport utility vehicle while bicycling in southeast Portland, Ore., on Sunday night.
• Rotnei Clarke, one of the nation’s best shooting guards, is transferring from Arkansas to Butler.
• The United States and South Africa are among at least five countries that have filed preliminary paperwork required by the IOC ahead of any potential bids for the 2020 Olympics. Rome, Tokyo and Madrid have all formally declared their 2020 bids, while Istanbul is expected to announce its candidacy soon. Doha, Qatar, is also a potential contender.
• Defenseman Brent Burns signed a five-year, $28.8 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks.
• In what supporters called a last-ditch effort to keep the New York Islanders playing in Nassau Coliseum, a referendum to borrow $400 million for the construction of a new hockey arena and ballpark failed.
Denver Post wire services
