Giovanni Ramirez Staying in Jail

Giovanni Ramirez, the suspect in the savage beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow, will remain behind bars after meeting with parole officials for a Friday morning hearing, according to the Associated Press and other media outlets. The hearing examined whether Ramirez violated terms of his parole.

City News Service reports that Ramirez's defense attorney said the parole commissioner at the hearing found no reason to hold him in connection with the opening-day beating of Stow.

Ramirez hasn't been charged with Stow's beating, but he has been behind bars since his May 22 arrest on suspicion of violating his parole.

According to City News, defense attorney J. Christopher Smith said the commissioner found "no probable cause to hold Giovanni Ramirez for
the assault with great bodily injury allegation,'' but found there were grounds
to hold him on other allegations. Anthony Brooklier, one of Ramirez's attorneys, also noted that the defense team has learned that the person who attacked Stow apparently left a palm print on the hood of a car in the parking lot. Ramirez's defense team is expected to meet with a judge today to obtain more evidence that their client was not at Dodger Stadium when Stow was beaten.

A parole-revocation hearing is scheduled for June 20.