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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The woman who drove the getaway car for the suspects in the Bryan Stow beating will not face charges, the district attorney's office said Wednesday.
The news comes the same day that Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, pleaded not guilty in the case during an arraignment in downtown Los Angeles.
Dorene Sanchez is the sister of Louis Sanchez and the girlfriend of Norwood.
Sanchez drove the men from Dodger Stadium after they allegedly beat Stow.
She was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to the crime, but prosecutors now say she did not witness the beating and did not know about it at the time, according to court documents.
Prosecutors say Sanchez went to the car, but the suspects left the immediate area and moved several hundred feet away. They then returned to the car, got in, and told Sanchez to drive away.
Sanchez apparently learned about the alleged crime later.
Prosecutors have not said why they did not charge her based on her later knowledge of the attack.
Sanchez has testified before the grand jury.
Both Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood are charged with one count of mayhem, assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury and battery with serious bodily injury in connection with the March 31 attack.
Both are being held on $500,000 bail.
Prosecutors say both men have made incriminating statements.
"This is not an identification case. There are statements made by both defendants that will be used in the prosecution," Deputy Dist. Atty. Frank Santoro told the Los Angeles Times. "I would call them admissions."
Sanchez and Norwood, both of Rialto, are accused of brutally beating Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium on opening day, leaving him unconscious.
Graphic new details about the attack were released in court documents during a reduction hearing for Sanchez.
The documents allege Sanchez took part in four assaults that day culminating in the attack on Stow.
Prosecutors say Sanchez threw a soda at a woman, then ran up to a group of young Giants fans and swung a fist at one, then approached Bryan Stow and his friends.
Stow and his friends were jumped while walking through the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the Dodgers' opening-day victory over the Giants.
According to prosecutors, Sanchez punched Matthew Lee then chased Stow several hundred feet before hitting another friend identified as Allen Jeffrey Bradford.
Sanchez then turned his attention to Stow, prosecutors say.
"Stow was facing defendant Norwood when Sanchez ran up behind Stow and punched him in the side of the head," the document states.
"Stow's friends, who are paramedics, say Stow 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."
Sanchez then allegedly continued to kick the unconscious Stow several times in the head while his friends tried to shield him with their bodies.
Norwood is also accused of kicking Stow then standing over his body and asking, "Who else wants to fight?"
Meantime, Stow's friend, Matthew Lee -- a key witness in the case -- died July 31 after suffering an allergic reaction to peanuts that were in a salad, according to family members.
Lee was with Stow and another friend at the time of the beating.
The district attorney's office told KTLA that Lee's death would not affect the prosecution of the case.
If convicted, Sanchez faces a maximum nine years in prison and Norwood faces a possible maximum eight-year term, according to the district attorney's office.
Both men have a criminal history.
In March 2006, Norwood was convicted of inflicting bodily injury on a spouse or partner, court records show.
Three years earlier, Louie Sanchez was found guilty of the same crime and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, according to court records.
In 2004, Sanchez was convicted of carrying a loaded firearm, while Norwood was found guilty of disturbing the peace in 2000, the records show.
Stow remains in intensive care at San Francisco General Hospital.
Doctors say he likely suffered permanent brain damage. Family members say he is showing signs of improvement.
You can donate directly to his to Stow's fundraising account by going to one of the banks listed at this site and make a deposit: www.CUSWIRL.com Act #118881
Or via your PayPal account www.PayPal.com Send funds to StowDonations@gmail.com
The fund is also accepting donations at www.sfpcu.org.
The news comes the same day that Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, pleaded not guilty in the case during an arraignment in downtown Los Angeles.
Dorene Sanchez is the sister of Louis Sanchez and the girlfriend of Norwood.
Sanchez drove the men from Dodger Stadium after they allegedly beat Stow.
She was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to the crime, but prosecutors now say she did not witness the beating and did not know about it at the time, according to court documents.
Prosecutors say Sanchez went to the car, but the suspects left the immediate area and moved several hundred feet away. They then returned to the car, got in, and told Sanchez to drive away.
Sanchez apparently learned about the alleged crime later.
Prosecutors have not said why they did not charge her based on her later knowledge of the attack.
Sanchez has testified before the grand jury.
Both Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood are charged with one count of mayhem, assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury and battery with serious bodily injury in connection with the March 31 attack.
Both are being held on $500,000 bail.
Prosecutors say both men have made incriminating statements.
"This is not an identification case. There are statements made by both defendants that will be used in the prosecution," Deputy Dist. Atty. Frank Santoro told the Los Angeles Times. "I would call them admissions."
Sanchez and Norwood, both of Rialto, are accused of brutally beating Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium on opening day, leaving him unconscious.
Graphic new details about the attack were released in court documents during a reduction hearing for Sanchez.
The documents allege Sanchez took part in four assaults that day culminating in the attack on Stow.
Prosecutors say Sanchez threw a soda at a woman, then ran up to a group of young Giants fans and swung a fist at one, then approached Bryan Stow and his friends.
Stow and his friends were jumped while walking through the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the Dodgers' opening-day victory over the Giants.
According to prosecutors, Sanchez punched Matthew Lee then chased Stow several hundred feet before hitting another friend identified as Allen Jeffrey Bradford.
Sanchez then turned his attention to Stow, prosecutors say.
"Stow was facing defendant Norwood when Sanchez ran up behind Stow and punched him in the side of the head," the document states.
"Stow's friends, who are paramedics, say Stow 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."
Sanchez then allegedly continued to kick the unconscious Stow several times in the head while his friends tried to shield him with their bodies.
Norwood is also accused of kicking Stow then standing over his body and asking, "Who else wants to fight?"
Meantime, Stow's friend, Matthew Lee -- a key witness in the case -- died July 31 after suffering an allergic reaction to peanuts that were in a salad, according to family members.
Lee was with Stow and another friend at the time of the beating.
The district attorney's office told KTLA that Lee's death would not affect the prosecution of the case.
If convicted, Sanchez faces a maximum nine years in prison and Norwood faces a possible maximum eight-year term, according to the district attorney's office.
Both men have a criminal history.
In March 2006, Norwood was convicted of inflicting bodily injury on a spouse or partner, court records show.
Three years earlier, Louie Sanchez was found guilty of the same crime and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, according to court records.
In 2004, Sanchez was convicted of carrying a loaded firearm, while Norwood was found guilty of disturbing the peace in 2000, the records show.
Stow remains in intensive care at San Francisco General Hospital.
Doctors say he likely suffered permanent brain damage. Family members say he is showing signs of improvement.
You can donate directly to his to Stow's fundraising account by going to one of the banks listed at this site and make a deposit: www.CUSWIRL.com Act #118881
Or via your PayPal account www.PayPal.com Send funds to StowDonations@gmail.com
The fund is also accepting donations at www.sfpcu.org.
