Dodger fan stabbing suspect released from San Francisco jail

By BRETT STEIDLER LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

12 years ago

This 2013 photo released by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office shows Jonathan Denver. Denver, who was fatally stabbed during a confrontation after a Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants baseball game in San Francisco, was the son of one of a Dodgers security guard, the team said Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said two people were in custody, and one of them will face homicide charges. (AP Photo/Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office)

San Francisco Giants observe a moment of silence before a baseball game aganist the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, in San Francisco, in memory of a man who was fatally stabbed after a Dodgers-Giants game on Wednesday, not far from At&T Park. Giants’ Sergio Romo, left, and Matt Cain, second from left, hold their caps. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Police arrested two people in the fatal stabbing of a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball fan during a fight near San Francisco’s AT&T Park after the Giants’ 6-4 win over the Dodgers, Suhr said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities in San Francisco say a suspect arrested in the stabbing death of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan after a Giants-Dodgers game has been released from jail.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Susan Fahey says 21-year-old Michael Montgomery was released shortly after 9 p.m. Friday pending further investigation, and may be arrested again.

The release came just after District Attorney George Gascon said he did not have enough evidence to charge Montgomery with the killing of 24-year-old Jonathan Denver a few blocks from AT&T Park on Wednesday night.

Gascon says that not all witnesses have been questioned, and no independent witnesses have been interviewed in the case, and he has asked police to gather more evidence before he decides on charges.