A 33-year-old man was charged with felony battery causing great bodily injury in the Jan. 30 incident, officials said Wednesday.
Daniel Luna, the Oakland restaurateur, and San Francisco 49ers fan, who was hospitalized after an apparent beating during the NFC Championship Game outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, shoots baskets with the help of an attendant while in rehab after waking from a coma a few weeks ago. after being struck by a punch and hitting his head on the ground at the NFC Championship Game earlier this year, but still has a long road to recovery, according to a family spokesperson.
On Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the suspect, identified as Bryan Alexis Cifuentes, has been charged with one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury. Cifuentes is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 29. Luna was among the wave of 49ers fans attending the showdown Jan. 30 against the 49ers’ NFC West rivals the Los Angeles Rams. He was found bleeding in the parking lot about a half hour after the game’s scheduled kickoff. He was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and was placed into a medically induced coma due to bleeding and intracranial swelling.
“There were many doctors who only gave him only a 5% chance of surviving but those who knew him knew he was a fighter and would do his very best to overcome the terrible attack on him,” Singer said. “He’s got substantial head injuries, he has speech therapy issues.”
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