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Lawyers For Stow Beating Suspect Say He's Innocent

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Attorneys for the man accused of brutally beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow say they have given police proof that their client didn't do it.

Giovanni Ramirez's two defense attorneys said they handed over information Tuesday morning to prosecutors and detectives that they say will clear their client.

"We emailed them 11 reports this morning. We also gave them to the District Attorneys Office, which are alibi witnesses – people who were with our client on March 31 this year, the opening day," Ramirez's attorney, Anthony Brooklier, said.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is still certain that his detectives have the right suspect. Charges, however, have not been filed against Ramirez, who is in police custody on a parole hold for allegedly giving his parole agents a phony address and having a loaded gun in his possession at the time of his arrest.

"Well we want to have the best case possible before we present it to the D.A.," Beck said.

Ramirez's attorneys told CBS2/KCAL9's Dave Lopez they also turned over their client's cell phone records.

"We're so confident David we haven't checked it out first. We just gave it to them," Brooklier said.

It's unclear at this time if Ramirez's request to take a lie detector test will be granted.

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