A man was arrested on suspicion of felony assault in connection with the case, but legal experts say that could be difficult to prove.
Inglewood’s mayor called the incident “a small altercation that went very bad,” saying one punch caused the man to fall and hit his head.“The problem is he fled the scene after. If he’d stayed and gotten help for the guy, that isn’t going to be as problematic,” Shapiro said.
Luna, who was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on Sunday after being found bleeding in the stadium parking lot, remains in the coma. Should he die, Shapiro said, the case would probably become one of voluntary manslaughter. Greg Risling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, said Friday that no charges had been filed and did not respond to a question about whether Luna could face charges as well.
Lara Yeretsian, a criminal defense attorney who has represented high-profile clients, including convicted killer Scott Peterson, said she believed Luna was technically the aggressor, and the amount of force used by Cifuentes-Rossell “is not out of proportion.” Those sources said the stadium has been encouraged to bring in more L.A. County sheriff’s deputies to supplement security after internal concerns arose that there was not enough law enforcement to police often drunk and angry fans. L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said last week that he has assigned 380 personnel to the Super Bowl.
In that case, Louie Sanchez pleaded guilty to a felony count of mayhem and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Marvin Norwood pleaded guilty to assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury and was sentenced to four years behind bars.
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