Ex-California policemen acquitted in beating death of homeless man

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January 14, 2014 at 9:42 AM

Former Fullerton police officer Manuel Ramos listens to closing arguments at his trial in Santa Ana

Chryss O'Raidy of Norwalk, California lights candles at a makeshift memorial site for Kelly Thomas at the bus terminal in Fullerton, California

Former Fullerton police officer Jay Cicinelli puts his head in his hands immediately after hearing the not guilty verdict in the Kelly Thomas murder trial in Santa Ana

Former Fullerton police officer Manuel Ramos reacts as the not guilty verdict is read in the Kelly Thomas murder trial in Santa Ana

Cathy Thomas stands with supporters holding signs at a parking lot after speaking at a courthouse news conference on two former policemen being acquitted in the 2011 beating and stun-gun death of her son, in Santa Ana

Cathy Thomas gets a hug from a supporter at a courthouse news conference after two former policemen were acquitted in the 2011 beating and stun-gun death of her son, in Santa Ana

Former Fullerton police officer Jay Cicinelli listens to closing arguments at his trial in Santa Ana

Orange County district attorney Tony Rackauckas uses a taser similar to the one used by officer Jay Cicinelli as a blunt-force weapon against Kelly Thomas during closing argument in the trial of two former Fullerton police officers on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 in Santa Ana, Calif. Cicinelli and Manuel Ramos pleaded not guilty in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, 37, a mentally ill homeless man. Thomas died five days after a violent struggle with officers who were responding to a report of a man breaking into cars at a transit hub. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Joshua Sudock, Pool)

FILE - This July 5, 2011 file still frame from security camera video, released May 7, 2012, by the Orange County District Attorney, shows an altercation between Fullerton police officers and Kelly Thomas at the Fullerton, Calif., bus depot. Thomas died days later. Two officers, Manuel Ramos, and Jay Ciccinelli, are on trial charges related to his death. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Orange County District Attorney, File)

Cathy Thomas weeps as her ex-husband Ron Thomas speaks at a courthouse news conference after two former policemen were acquitted in the 2011 beating and stun-gun death of their son, in Santa Ana

FILE - This July 13, 2012 file photo shows Fullerton police officer Jay Cicinelli, left, and former Fullerton police officer Manuel Ramos, right, appearing at Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana. Opening statements are underway in the trial of Cicinelli and Ramos, charged in the death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man whose family says was schizophrenic. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mark Rightmire, File) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT

Former Fullerton police officer Jay Cicinelli, left, and his defense attorney, Michael D. Schwartz, exchange words during Orange County district attorney Tony Rackauckas' closing argument in his trial on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 in Santa Ana, Calif. Manuel Ramos and Cicinelli pleaded not guilty in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, 37, a mentally ill homeless man. Thomas died five days after a violent struggle with officers who were responding to a report of a man breaking into cars at a transit hub. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Joshua Sudock, Pool)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Ron Thomas shows his son, Kelly Thomas, while he was homeless. Kelly Thomas was involved in altercation with two Fullerton police officers at a bus station, and died days later. Two officers, Manuel Ramos, and Jay Ciccinelli, are on trial on charges related to his death. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy Ron Thomas, File)

Former Fullerton police officer Manuel Ramos listens to closing arguments at his trial in Santa Ana

Former Fullerton police officer Manuel Ramos listens to closing arguments in the second degree murder case against him and fellow former officer Jay Cicinelli in Santa Ana, California January 9, 2014. Jurors began deliberating in the trial of two former California policemen Thursday in the 2011 beating death of Kelly Thomas that touched off protests and political upheaval in the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton. (REUTERS/Joshua Sudock)

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Two former policemen were acquitted on Monday in the 2011 beating and stun-gun death of a mentally-ill California homeless man that touched off street protests and political upheaval in the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton.

Ex-Fullerton police officers Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli were found not guilty of all charges linked to the death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas following a month-long trial, according to a spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney. (Reuters)

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