SANTA CRUZ — The family of Santa Cruz paramedic Bryan Stow confirmed Sunday morning that an arrest has been made in the beating outside Dodgers Stadium that left Stow with severe brain damage in a coma.

Stow’s sister Bonnie Stow said the arrest of one of two men suspected in the attack in the stadium parking lot March 31 after a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants comes as a huge relief for the entire family.

“It’s huge. We are excited to say the least. My mom and I haven’t stopped shaking since the call,” Bonnie Stow said. “At least they have one in custody. It’s one less thing on our minds.”

The arrest was made about 7 a.m. Sunday at an apartment in East Hollywood while police served a search warrant at the apartment.

Police have not released the suspect’s name. The suspect was among several people detained for questioning after police served search warrants in the case, Los Angeles Police detective Jose Carillo said. Police said he was one of two suspects that have been sought in the case.

It’s unclear whether the others detained possible witnesses or suspects in the March 31 beating that left Brian Stow with brain damage, Police Sgt. Kunch said.

Several search warrants were served at an apartment building, Kunch said, but he couldn’t say how many people were detained or whether they are male or female. Building manager Maritza Camacho told the Los Angeles Times that a SWAT team descended on the

Among the people marched out of the building was a man with a bald head and tattoos on his neck and arms, Camacho said, a description that appeared to match the vague sketches released by police of one of the two suspects. She added that he did not appear to resist being taken into custody.

Police Chief Charlie Beck said recently that detectives are looking into about 500 leads in their search for the attackers.

Rewards totaling more than $200,000 have been offered for information leading to the suspects’ arrests.

Stow was knocked to the ground and kicked several times in the head during the attack.

He has suffered several brain seizures since the attack and spent nearly seven weeks at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center before being transferred to San Francisco General Hospital on Monday after doctors in Los Angeles determined his condition was stable enough for the move.

Stow has undergone surgery to relieve swelling on his brain. Most of his time at the Los Angeles hospital was spent in a medically-induced coma to prevent the seizures.

San Francisco hospital officials say Stow remains in critical condition in a coma but has opened his eyes.

Stow, 42, a father of two, was wearing Giants gear when he was attacked by two men.

The two assailants repeatedly kicked and punched Stow while he was on the ground. Stow’s friends attempted to help, and were also punched and kicked before the attackers fled in a car driven by a woman. Police said it appeared there also was a 10-year-old boy in the car.

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