Kelly Thomas was a dangerous man and the Fullerton police officer charged with his murder was a good cop who did as he was trained, the officer’s defense attorney told an Orange County jury on ...

When the phone rang at 3:30 a.m., Ron Thomas knew it had to be bad news. “Kelly’s been beaten up,” his daughter, Christina, tearfully told him. “It looks like he’s going to die.” Ron ...

Mentally ill and homeless, Kelly Thomas had dozens of run-ins with police in the years before he died after an altercation with six Fullerton officers, according to an internal document from the Di… ...

Ron Thomas was nowhere near the scene that night as police kneed, shocked and pinned his son down in a nearly 10-minute brawl, but he has stood by him ever since, championing a call for justice ...

Officer Manuel Ramos, 38, and Cpl. Jay Cicinelli, 40, are charged in the death of Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old mentally ill homeless man. Both have pleaded not guilty.

The father of Kelly Thomas held a press conference this morning to reveal how and why his son died a few days after a police beating in Fullerton. Frustrated by the Orange County District Attorney ...

FULLERTON – The father of a man who died after a violent confrontation with Fullerton police said Saturday that he has been offered $900,000 to settle any civil claims against the city.Ron ...

Fullerton homeless man Kelly Thomas was beaten into a coma on July 5, 2011, by five members of the Fullerton Police Department. His family took him off life support days later.

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Two former Fullerton police officers were found not guilty Monday in the beating death of homeless man Kelly Thomas, reports CBS Los Angeles. After two days of deliberation, a ...

The father of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man who suffered from schizophrenia who died after a violent arrest, will receive a $4.9 million settlement from the city of Fullerton.

Two former Fullerton police officers are charged in the death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas By Jonathan Lloyd • Published January 7, 2014 • Updated on January 7, 2014 at 7:20 pm ...

Kelly Thomas, 37, was hospitalized July 5 after an altercation with six Fullerton police officers at a bus depot. He died five days later after he was removed from life support. The FBI and Orange ...