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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tip from a parole officer led to the arrest of the key suspect in the attack on a San Francisco Giants baseball fan outside Dodger Stadium after the rival teams' season opener, a brutal beating that brought an outpouring of support for the victim and outrage in the sports world and beyond.
Suspect Giovanni Ramirez, 31, was detained in an early morning raid on an East Hollywood apartment building and was believed to be the "primary aggressor" in the March 31 beating that left Bryan Stow with brain damage, Police Chief Charlie Beck said at an afternoon news conference at the stadium that included Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Dodgers officials.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villariagosa announces the arrest of a suspect in the March 31 beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at an Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium, during a news conference at the stadium in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 22, 2011. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was among several people detained for questioning after police served search warrants. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villariagosa listens as Police Chief Charlie Beck, center, announces the arrest of a suspect in the March 31 beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at an Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium, during a news conference, Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the stadium in Los Angeles. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was among several people detained for questioning after police served search warrants. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villariagosa, center, Police Chief Charlie Beck, right, and Councilmember Ed Reyes talk before a news conference to announce the arrest of a suspect in the March 31 beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at an Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium, during a news conference, Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villariagosa, left, listens as Police Chief Charlie Beck announces the arrest of a suspect in the beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at an Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium, during a news conference, Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the stadium in Los Angeles. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was among several people detained for questioning after police served search warrants. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, right, with Mayor Antonio Villariagosa. announces the arrest of a suspect in connection with the March 31 beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium, during a news conference, Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the stadium in Los Angeles. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was among several people detained for questioning after police served search warrants. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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This May 17, 2011 file photo shows Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, at podium, announcing the launching of 300 billboard ads, background, throughout Los Angeles seeking information on the suspects who severely beat San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow in the Dodger Stadium parking Lot, on March 31, 2011. Los Angeles police said Sunday, May 22, 2011, that one person has been arrested and several others detained for questioning after search warrants in the beating were served. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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This Los Angeles Police Department wanted poster photographed during a news conference, Sunday, May 22, 2011, shows information regarding wanted suspects for the March 31 beating of San Francisco Giants baseball fan Bryan Stow in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police officials announced the arrest of Suspect 1, left, whose name has not been released. Suspect 2 remains at large, as does Suspect 3, not depicted, the female driver of the getaway vehicle. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Los Angeles Police Department cadet Christian Ibarra holds flyers as he hands them out at the entrance to Dodger Stadium prior to the Dodgers' baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Los Angeles. Authorities are still seeking information on two men suspected of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow on the Dodgers' opening day. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Los Angeles Police Department cadet Christian Ibarra hands out flyers at the entrance to Dodger Stadium prior to the Dodgers' baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Los Angeles. Authorities are still seeking information on two men suspected of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow on the Dodgers' opening day. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Dr. Geoff Manley, chief of neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital, gestures during a news conference about the condition of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, who arrived at the hospital in San Francisco, Monday, May 16, 2011. Nearly seven weeks after a brutal beating outside Dodger Stadium, Stow, still in critical condition with brain injuries, was jetted Monday to Northern California for more medical care. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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