Reward for information in Giants fan's beating grows to $100,000

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to offer a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects who attacked a Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after Thursday's season opener.

That brings the total reward to $100,000 for information in connection to Thursday's brutal beating, which left 42-year-old Bryan Stow in critical condition.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich offered a $10,000 reward, the San Francisco Giants offered $10,000 and American Medical Response, the company where Stow works as a paramedic, offered $5,000. The Dodgers matched those previous rewards with a pledge of $25,000 on Monday.

Stow, a father of two from Santa Cruz, remained in a medically induced coma at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center on Tuesday, according to a spokewoman for the hospital.

Police said Stow was one of three Giants fans attacked after Thursday's game by two men dressed in Dodgers clothing. The men kicked and punched the victims, shouting expletives about the Giants as they delivered the blows, according to police. Police said the attack was unprovoked.

On Tuesday, Councilman Ed Reyes called the incident "a black eye" on the city. Reyes, whose district includes Dodger Stadium, said the incident was cause for the Dodgers to reassess their policies regarding alcohol sales and post-game security.

Councilman Dennis Zine, a former Los Angeles police officer who once worked at the notoriously rowdy L.A. Raiders games, suggested the Dodgers match the reward offered by the city.

"I hope the Dodgers will step forward and add to the reward," Zine said.

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Sketch: Police drawings of the beating suspects. Credit: Los Angeles Police Department via KTLA-TV.

Comments

[Astonished]

Dear "Joe" and "Captain Howdy" (is that as in Doody?) Unless these two "scumbags" were struck first and defending themselves, which they weren't, nothing Stow did should have justified his being attacked from behind, slammed to the ground and kicked and beaten in the head while unconscious. And if you think it does, your as sick as the two scumbags that attacked Stow.

[Astonished]

Hey, McCourt (Both of you): Are you reading these remarks, are your ears burning from the critism? They should! If you don't do something to stop the violence, severe alcoholic fueled fights, etc., YOU WON'T HAVE A FAN BASE IN YOUR STADIUM.

No one wants to pay those exorbitant prices that your charge and risk what happened to Stow!

ARE YOU LISTENING!!!!

[Danny Stark]

Hey, Joe, that's right, man, anybody who talks trash about someone else's sports team should have his head bashed in. Those two marvelous examples of sports team devotion should have finished that Giants fan off. ". . . expect to pay the consequences"? You think a traumatic near death beating is warranted by sports team devotion? Your insinuation that personal identity be connected to a team of athletes who merely provide a leisure time escape for the public's pleasure is problematic, to say the least. It's a professional sports team, Joe, aa business, paid a lot to do what they do. They have nothing to do with you except to rake in your praise and your money. None of it is your "territory." I guarantee you the pathetic and troublesome devotion shown by those idiots who beat the Giants fan is not appreciated by the Dodgers. In fact, you can take it to the bank that if it wasn't for the loss of ticket sales and the complications of certain civil rights issues, if the Dodgers organization could fill the seats without them, they would completely separate themselves from sociopaths like that, and certainly not allow them to wear Dodger jerseys. They wouldn't let them in the ball park, for reasons of risk, so that sane and civil fans could have a fun and safe time.

[Hank Essay]

Can't commit too much money. It's too early in the season and, thus, many more opportunities for thugs to do damage to opposing fans....There are, what, 77 more home games to go?

[TrueFan]

To: Posted by Joe on April 5th::: You are are an idiot to think that way. You are not a true Dodger fan if you think its ok to do what these thugs did to an innocent individual. YOU SHOULD BE BAND FROM ANY GAMES. I would not want my family or friends to even sit close to someone like you. Dodger fans out there - i hope you feel the same way.

[Montana Gold-]

I heard rumors that guy is basically braindead and on life support, thus the weird interview at USC and the way the doctors so nicely put it they are going to wait until these guys are caught, to actually put up a murder charge. It's a time/life game. You will see the status change to deceased.

[R]

Since its too much trouble for the Dodgers org to put up any more cash; why dont the fans that want to boycott the dodgers auction off dodger memoribilia etc , and show them that the fans are the bigger
people.

[joe]

stinkin dirty gang members. there are so many of these types that attend games at dodger stadium. anyone can be a victim at anytime. Anaheim is much safer to watch a baseball game i was told. hope they catch those two losers of society. they think their tough blindsiding someone and kicking him when he's down. Cockroaches is what they are. stinkin dirty cockroaches.

[bob]

Wow, no reward from the Dodgers. Shows what their priorities are.

[David Barron]

Antonio calling Mr Stow's mother are just words. I would really be impressed if Antonio followed through with an act of contrition, by abolishing his Special Order 40 policy, that protects illegal alien gang members, along with abolishing his multi-million dollar "anti-gang" program, whose staff members get arrested and convicted. I would further be impressed if he would then use these tens of millions of tax dollars to begin to hire additional police officers, eventually bringing the force to 12,000 strong, which would bring back law and order to our City. Antonio's policies have driven our City's standards to as low as his character is. His politically connected friend, Dodgers owner Mr McCourt, would also impress me if his organization put an immediate stop to their half-price off on alcohol at Dodger Stadium.
Yes, the safety of the American family at the Dodger Stadium ball-game has changed. Without a good mayor it'll soon be 50% fans, 50% security guards. Where's a great mayor when you need one?

Respectfully,
Former city council candidate David Barron

[Ken F.]

For those of you considering moving over to Anaheim to watch a live baseball game, are you forgetting that Anaheim has had much worse problems then Dodger Stadium ? Let's refresh your memory with this link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/two-struck-by-gunfire-at-angel-stadium-.html
This goes way back many years. I stopped going to Angels games in 1983 after multiple fights and objects being randomly thrown. I got hit in the side of the face with a soda bottle. This was even though they would arrest you for walking out of the stadium with a beer or trying to sneak beer in. Instead of security guards inside Anaheim Stadium, they used CHP officers, some of whom acted very arrogant, but if there was trouble, they just stood there and watched, not doing anything about it. Meanwhile, the O'Malleys would not tolerate any trouble at Dodger Stadium, they had professional security, but it was OK to walk out with your beer because they owned the lot. If there was any trouble the knuckleheads were ejected immediately. I miss the O'Malleys. McCourt is a buffoon that doesn't have a clue as to how to run security.

[Dude]

I spent many years going to As games in Oakland. I used to thing A's games were ghetto until I showed up to dodger stadium. The A's crowd suddenly seemed like angels. Dodger stadium is pure garbage..

[Val]

I have been a dodger fan my whole life and this is so disgusting and I am literally ashamed to even call my self a Dodger fan! People don't know how to appreciate other teams and the sport in general. They make it about getting drunk and trying to prove that this is "their" team. Get it through your head, in no way shape or form is this "your" team you are just a fan, and of what I am not sure because "TRUE FANS" go to watch the game a support the team, clearly you are a crock! People can say what they say but there is never any reason to lay a hand on anyone! I feel so terrible for the family of the victim and I hope and pray that they catch them and severly punish who ever did this.

[Val]

The Dodogers need to step up and help more and do somethig about the way your "fans" act! you are truly and embarrassment!! This poor man and his family are suffering and you have nothing to say?? Wrong.

[Rick T.]

Those guys were there for Saturdays game. I remember seeing them hanging around the stairs on the south side of the stadium. Stairs leading to parking lot K. One of them came directly at me looking like he was going to confront me. But he kept walking past me. They were both watching people going down the stairs. They were wearing Dodger shirts, but looked like they were capering. Maybe security cameras will see them.

[Schigolch]

Wherever you go, you're going to have CRETINS.

[David]

Highly insecure people that need to stay home or in there prison cells, see allowing these types of behavior in or society is the down fall, harsher punishments for disobedence to be installed because when animal misbehave they need to be punished harshly or just put down if they can't fallow the rules. Remove the canser to our society, and the world will be a better pleace.

[sassy]

Just imagine then Mayor now wants to have a local professional football team LA.. So more hoodlums can attack fans. The mayor and other gov agencies and private sectors don't care about the fans... It's all about $$$... People of Los Angeles, need a wake up call.

[Alec Hudson]

Don't be afraid of snitching. What if it were your cousin or your dad?? Hundreds of people saw this. Step up, and give the money away if you have "morals"

[Alec Hudson]

Somebody saw this and 100,000 would go a long way toward this man's financial needs. Ther are a hundred people who know. This was wrong.

[Dodger fan 4 life]

I wish Mr. Stow a speedy recovery but the McCourts need to up the ante along with season tickets behind home plate along with VIP access to the dugouts and locker rooms for life. That might help witnesses step forward. I wish I could have gone to the game and somehow witnessed the incident so I can help local authorities aprehend these assailants.

[kevin]

@joe
how about we dont mess with dodger fans, but dodger fans have to mess with us. dodger fans are the ones who mess with people, but what do you expect from uneducated alcoholic drug addict stupid moron la gang bangers? and its totally ok for them to come into our cities and stadiums and act like the classless lowlifes they are? of course people fear dodger fans, cause just like coward raider fans, a fair fight to you"men" is 10 and 1, and usually you "men" jump people when their backs are turned.

[KATBLUE]

I am a huge Dodger Fan but do not approve of the actions taken by those NON Dodgers fans that beat the Giants fan.
I hope he gets better. My prayers go out to him and his family.

[Stone8]

I hope the family sues the LA Dodgers and the McCourts need to file BK. Its the Dodgers responsibilty to protect the fans and anyone that enters their private property. Need a Rainmaker verdict in this one

[McCourtMustGo]

No incentive should not be necessary to get people to identify and turn in these maggots. It's reported that about 100 individuals witnessed the attack and several more must have heard these losers talking about the fight.

Come on, step up and do your duty as a human being. No bribe required!!!