Two Men Acquitted of Battery, Vandalism After Dodger Stadium Concert Fight

Two men, Chad Reeves and Reece Hopkin, were acquitted of felony battery and vandalism charges related to a 2022 fight in the Dodger Stadium parking lot following an Elton John concert. The altercation reportedly began after a minor car accident involving the couple Jaime and Lillian Grenfell and escalated into a physical confrontation. Defense attorneys argued the viral video presented was edited, omitting earlier aggressive actions by the Grenfells, and maintained that Reeves and Hopkin acted in self-defense and to protect others, including their spouses. The defense also alleged attempts of extortion by a bystander who recorded the incident. The case, initially prosecuted under former District Attorney George Gascón’s administration, was criticized by the defense as a wrongful prosecution, with calls for reexamination of similar cases from that era. The current District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s office confirmed the acquittals but declined to comment further.