After three weeks of testimony, the jury of eight women and four men took eight hours to reach their decision. There were tears on both sides when the verdict was read just before 4 p.m. Monday.
Ron Thomas, father of Kelly Thomas, said he was just glad to see the case moving forward. The arraignment had been postponed several times to give the defense time to work on a motion to dismiss the ...
They lost the criminal case, but the family of Kelly Thomas says it will pursue a civil lawsuit against two former Fullerton police officers acquitted of beating the mentally ill homeless man to death ...
Today, an Orange County jury acquitted two Fullerton police officers on all charges related to the killing of Kelly Thomas in 2011. Video evidence clearly shows officers Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli ...