Two suspects who allegedly beat San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow severely at a Dodger Stadium parking lot in 2011 had pleaded guilty in assault charges on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times said in a report. Marvin Norwood and Louie Sanchez only faced assault and battery, mayhem and charges on inflicting great bodily injury in the Northern California paramedic.
Part of the agreement to plead guilty to some of the charges, the duo had been handed out reduced charges, with one getting of a mayhem charge, LA Times said.
Superior Court Judge George Lomeli might have not been happy with the punishment both Norwood and Sanchez received, as he called on their actions on the already permanently-disabled Stow. He addressed the two in court and said, "You not only ruined the life of Mr. Stow, the obvious victim, but his children, his spouse, his family, his friends," Lomeli said. "One day you'll be released ... and Mr. Stow will be forever trapped in the medical condition you caused him. Only because of the love of his family may he be able to manage this."
Despite the fact that witnesses to the brutal beating of Stow had not identified Sanchez or Norwood as the ones who did it in police lineups, a recorded conversation between the two after their arrest in July 2011 revealed their confession and involvement in the crimes, the newspaper said.
A recording of Norwood telling his mother about his involvement in the beating of Stow further strengthened the case against the two. Moreover, the unknown confessions has been supported by the testimony of Sanchez's sister Dorene Sanchez, who is also Norwood's fiancee, who had placed them both at the scene of the crime. Sanchez was also booked as an accessory to the crime initially, but opted to cooperate with police to drop the charges against her in relation to the beating.
LA Times said that the incident had drawn public attention, with calls to tighten security in the stadium made.
