CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Details of Sean Kingston’s female passenger on his jet ski have been omitted from crash news coverage nationally. Sean Kingston’s reps told fans Monday that they thank them for their prayers for Sean. A quick perusal online reveals possibly no news statement issued asking for prayers and support for the female passenger.

The absence of news coverage for the female passenger in Sean Kingston’s crash bears a resemblance to absence of news coverage of Demaris Meyer, the victim in the Morgan Freeman car crash of 2008 initially “forgotten” by news and the celebrity’s rep in press statements.

Joe Carozza issued a news statement through Epic Records today which reads “Sean Kingston is now stabilized.” He later issued the news statement that “Sean’s family thanks everyone for their prayers and support during this time.”

On Sunday, Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, confirmed to news that Kingston’s female companion was injured as well. Pino has yet to confirm if her injuries were serious, life threatening, or just nominal. Reps for the singer have confirmed that the singer was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital at 6 pm EST after a crash into the Palm Island Bridge. But Pino did confirm that the female passenger, with Kingston, had to be rescued from the waters by Miami Fire Rescue yesterday evening.

In August 2008, actor Morgan Freeman was reported in a car crash with a female companion. No mention was initially given of the female passenger’s name, nor condition. As reported here at the time “press sadly felt there was only one person in this story to report about and their medical condition.” Later, Freeman’s spokeswoman Donna Lee issued a news statement thanking fans for their support and updating news about Freeman’s condition. But no reference was made to the condition, nor prayers, for Freeman’s female passenger. “He’s visiting with family this morning [Tuesday]. As of this morning he’s up and walking around and looking forward to his release in a few days” said Lee at the time.

Eventually, readers here would fume about the lack of news concern for Freeman’s female passenger. “Yes, that frustrated me too…….I don`t ever remember reading a story of a auto wreck like this one ever” wrote one reader at the time. Despite devoid news coverage and lack of updates from the celebrity’s publicist, readers issued their own prayers for both passengers, not just Freeman. “My prayers are with Demaris and Mr Freeman and all the family’s. God bless them all in this terrible time and hope for a fast recovery.”

Meyer eventually sued Freeman in February 2009 for injuries she suffered during the crash.

Reaction today has been similar. One reader commented “Any word on the female friend, or was she just not as important as…uh…Sean Kingston?!” Another wrote “So I guess the female passengers who also was critically injured is [less important]? The doctors are more focus on Sean Kingston?” And one reader responded “What about the girl though? [We] need an update on her as well.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Did an error over Giovanni Ramirez’s teardrop tattoo prompt his arrest? The Giovanni Ramirez arrest came from a tip from Ramirez’s parole officer, LAPD has confirmed. But beyond that, LAPD has yet to detail to news the events that unfolded between Ramirez and the officer that lead to the arrest of the East Hollywood resident. News details revealed this weekend, coupled with previous news reports, now point to a possible alleged tipoff that lead to Ramirez’s arrest: a database error over his teardrop tattoo.

Giovanni Ramirez has a teardrop tattoo under his left eye and a series of identifiable neck tattoos. Billboard sketches of the primary aggressor against Bryan Stow (aka Brian Stow) depicts a teardrop tattoo spotted by the witness.

But, if you were an LAPD officer assigned to the Bryan Stow investigation, searching state parole databases for suspects with the same teardrop tattoo, Giovanni Ramirez allegedly would not have come up. Why? It wasn’t in there.

A news report this weekend indicates that the California Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) file on Giovanni Ramirez was allegedly messed up. Upon Ramirez’s release from state prison as a parole, his parole file cover sheet allegedly failed to note his tattoos on his face and his neck. If anyone was searching the database based upon ink recognized by the Stow witness, Ramirez allegedly would not have come up through the database.

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When police began their investigation into the Bryan Stow (aka Brian Stow) beating, LAPD is allegedly believed to have relied on the flawed LEADS to search for paroles that resembled the suspect. Ramirez was allegedly not in the database for paroles with a teardrop tattoo, clearly identified by the Stow witness and drawn on police suspect sketches.

LAPD has confirmed that the arrest came from a tip from Giovanni Ramirez’s parole officer. But, when you couple this weekend’s news reports with previous news reports about Ramirez’s meetings with the officer, one must wonder is that the alleged error in the LEADS file might have been spotted by Giovanni Ramirez’s parole officer.

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A new report claims that Giovanni Ramirez had just been an assigned a brand new parole officer. Did the officer try to review the Ramirez file to insure there were no errors … such as missing tattoos? This weekend, a news report claimed that Ramirez was allegedly assigned a brand new officer three days before the Stow beating. In that parole file was Ramirez’s picture with the tattoos. But in the LEADS parole file, the tattoos were allegedly not mentioned.

After the Stow beating, Giovanni Ramirez allegedly changed his neck tattoos. That prompted a watchful eye from the officer, previously news reports have claimed. The officer is said to have allegedly reported the change.

But now, based upon the new evidence of the LEADS error, the officer’s alleged reporting of the tattoos change may have prompted LEADS officials to allegedly realize that Ramirez’s file in the database had been wrong all along.

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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – In update to the Sean Kingston crash, the singer has been moved to ICU. Sean Kingston’s jet ski crash propelled the singer and female companion into Florida waters Sunday evening. By Monday morning, Sean was in critical but stable condition.

In a news statement issued today, Kingston’s rep said “Sean’s family thanks everyone for their prayers and support during this time.” Shortly after news of the Kingston crash spread, friend Justin Bieber tweeted to followers to send prayers of support for the beloved singer. “[I have] got my friend Sean Kingston in my prayers tonight” Bieber tweeted. “A true friend and a big bro” Bieber called the singer, telling followers to “please keep him in your prayers tonight as well.”

Sean Kingston and a currently unidentified female passenger were on a jet ski reportedly driven by Sean when the two crashed into a bridge shortly after 6 pm local time, reports news. An initial news statement said “Sean Kingston was in an accident today… He and his family thank everyone for the well-wishes.”

The location of Kingston’s injuries remain unknown. The singer was initially in Jackson Memorial Hospital’s trauma division, then transported to ICU after his condition became stable but critical.

No details about the female companion are yet known.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino told news today that alcohol was not involved. Pino in a news statement said “nothing at this point would indicate that alcohol played a role.” Pino tells news that the location of the crash was the Palm Island Bridge.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The Kappa Alpha Psi’s hazing of four California State University students has prompted arrests. Five Kappa Alpha Psi frat students at Cal State Bakersfield university allegedly shot BB gun pellets during the hazing. The arrests were served in April but uncovered by local news over the weekend.

The arrested persons are Deandre Horn, Ryan Nichols, Darlington Agu, and Rickey Joy Jr. Horn is a former student; the other three have been suspended; and a fifth suspect is being sought.

The alleged attackers’ ages are between 21 and 24. Their charges include suspicion of torture, conspiracy, hazing and assault with a deadly weapon. Their alleged victims are four students, allegedly assaulted on twenty-three different occasions.

The names of the victims have not been released to news. But one victim, Brent McClanahan Jr., 25, has denounced the alleged attack. His father tells news that his son can’t walk unaided, has to use a walker, has herniated and ruptured discs in his back, and is undergoing severe physical therapy.

The executive director of the fraternity, Richard Lee Snow, issued a news statement this weekend. While the local Bakersfield chapter is refusing to comment on the matter, Snow tells news that his organization “does not condone hazing in any shape, form or fashion.”

“It is an illegal activity and those that participate in it should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Snow added. “Naturally, we are hopeful that anyone who was injured during this unfortunate situation fully recovers in a timely manner.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Today’s El Salvador vs. Honduras will not only renew a classic rivalry among two countries but will also be an indication of what fans could see in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer. The El Salvador vs. Honduras match tonight will feature two teams already qualified to the Gold Cup that kicks off from the Rose Bowl here in Pasadena on June 25. News analysts and fans will watch closely today’s match (start time, en vivo 6 pm EDT) from Houston, Texas because both squads are expected to be top competitors this summer.

This evening’s match follows last night’s stunning showdown of Mexico vs. Ecuador which ended in a score of 1-1. Yesterday, Michael Arroyo delivered a tied score for Ecuador after Jorge Emanuel Nilo Torres delivered numbers for Mexico seven minutes into the game. In other news matching matches, last week, Argentina destroyed Paraguay with a final score of 4-2. And while Germany vs. Uruguay also ended in a stunning defeat for Uruguay of 2-1 today, the International Friendly match that is dominating Latin American news today is the El Salvador vs. Honduras match this evening.

In recent days, a series of international friendly games have included everything from Namibia vs. Kenya to Panama vs. Grenada. But tonight’s match is critical when you consider the different group lineups for this summer’s Copa.

This summer in Pasadena, El Salvador will kick off in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, one of the hardest squads of the Cup. El Salvador will face off against Mexico, Cuba and Costa Rica. Honduras, in Group B, faces only Guatemala, Grenada, and Jamaica. USA however will take on Canada, Guadeloupe, and Panama in the strong Group C.

El Salvador tonight is lead by Rudis Corrales, 31, who has earned seventy-one caps along with the 29 year old sensation, Marvin González, who has earned eighty. El Salvador faces a slightly older team in Honduras boasting Noel Valladares, who at age 34 has earned eighty-eight caps. Also leading the team is Wigan star Maynor Figueroa who has earned seven-eight caps in his career.

As fans and news analysts try to analyze the strengths of both teams tonight’s, the question remains whether both Honduras and El Salvador could meet in the second round of this year’s Gold Cup if they advance. (Live scores are located here.) Both qualified to the cup via the Copa Centroamericana. Honduras’ best result at the Copa to date was finishing second in 1991. El Salvador has never gotten past the quarterfinals.

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