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Ramirez to serve 10 months for violation

Published Jun. 26, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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Giovanni Ramirez, the main suspect in the March 31 beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium, has been transferred to a state prison near San Diego to serve a 10-month sentence for violating his parole, according to NBCLosAngeles.com.

Ramirez was moved to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility where he will serve his sentence for a weapons charge unrelated to the Stow case, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

No charges have been filed in the case. On Friday, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said he believes they have the right suspect but acknowledged there is much more work to be done before the case can be handed over to the district attorney.

On Wednesday, doctors at San Francisco General Hospital upgraded Stow's condition from critical to serious. Stow is breathing on his own and able to follow some basic commands.

"We are encouraged by Bryan’s progress and heartened that he has improved, not deteriorated," Dr. Geoff Manley said. "For brain injured patients, recovery takes months and years, not days and weeks. We remain optimistic, but we must be extremely cautious about interpreting his progress."

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