Kelly Thomas Death: Four Other Officers To Remain On Leave

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Four officers who have not been charged in the killing of a 37-year-old mentally ill homeless man will remain on paid leave from the Fullerton Police Department pending two other investigations.

Chief Kevin Hamilton said Wednesday the four officers would remain on leave as the FBI conducts a civil rights investigation and the Police Department does an internal probe.

Two of their colleagues, Officer Manuel Ramos and Cpl. Jay Cicinelli, were charged Wednesday in the death of Kelly Thomas after his violent arrest.

Comments

[Nieschk]

05:07 PM on 09/23/2011

criminals and bullies in cop suits..... can't believe no other charges have been brought forth. Wow, a paid vacation to boot.

[Phemale]

04:51 PM on 09/23/2011

For those who are unaware; Their gang has their own Bill of Rights.

Public Safety Officers Procedural
Bill of Rights Act.
Government Code Sections 3300-3312
http://www.porac.org/POBOR.html

•What About Those Other Four Cops, Their Bosses, and the FPD Code of Silence?•
http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/2011/those-other-cops-and-the-code-of-silence/

http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/

http://www.fullertonrecall.com/
RECALL Recall Petition – Pat McKinley
http://www.fullertonrecall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Pat-McKinley-Recall-Petition.pdf
Recall Petition – Don Bankhead
http://www.fullertonrecall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Don-Bankhead-Recall-Petition.pdf
Recall Petition – Dick Jones
http://www.fullertonrecall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Dick-Jones-Recall-Petition.pdf

http://www.fullertonrecall.com/

[dbrett480]

06:47 PM on 09/28/2011

Don't blame the POBR for this. It is a very necessary civil service collection of rights to protect officers from the many false internal affairs complaints that are generated on a yearly basis.

[Phemale]

07:18 PM on 09/28/2011

Hahahahahaha!!!

You are funny.

[Phemale]

04:38 PM on 09/23/2011

They remain on PAID LEAVE. A paid vacation.

[Hillary Wentz]

12:17 PM on 09/23/2011

"Paid Leave" for witnessing a man being beaten to death by one of their own and not doing a damn thing about it except threatening the citizens that were trying to stop it. They're getting paid and not having to work. More like a reward than a punishment.

[dbrett480]

09:21 PM on 09/22/2011

With regard to the other officers. Keep in mind that they responded to a call of an officer needing immediate assistance. They had no idea if an officer was being savagely beaten or the other way around. Their actions should be looked at individually and separate from those that were shown to have used criminally excessive force.

[Hillary Wentz]

12:18 PM on 09/23/2011

Except that when they got there they could have obviously seen that Kelly was detained and still being beat on. Also, when Kelly was rendered unconcious they should have stepped on and made Ramos stop. But instead, they decided to just watch. In my opinion, what they did was just as bad.

[Tracee Collins]

03:42 PM on 09/22/2011

Bludgeon someone to death, get a paid vacation! Only in Copville!

[bigdaveh]

12:51 PM on 09/22/2011

If they laid one hand on this poor man they should be charged as an accessory. If they stood by and watched, they should be charged with aiding and abetting. At least deriliction of duty. But to have NO charges at this time, waiting for the independent committee and the Justice Dept investigations, is just a hedge against the protestors. Fullerton City Council members are hoping the ACTING Captain will blunt the impact of having these animals patrolling the streets. But until all the "officers" involved in this mu

[dbrett480]

09:24 PM on 09/22/2011

Their actions don't meet the criteria of an accessory to murder since they did not assist someone intending to murder. Even if they stood by and watched, they would not be guilty of a crime since that isn't illegal.

I don't think that they will ever work in law enforcement again. But that is due to how they covered-up the incident.

[Erik Jay]

04:22 PM on 09/23/2011

You are wrong. Look up "misprision." They are guilty of it.

[FDRbyGodDemocrat]

01:25 PM on 09/24/2011

They were at a minimum accessories to a felony assault & battery which resulted in a death. That gets you accessory to murder.

[Jay818]

12:32 PM on 09/22/2011

The other 4 officers are an accessory to murder...even though they wont be charged..

lets say someone (a citizen) goes and beats someone to death in front of 4 other people, while the other 4 people do nothing to stop it or report it, or don't attempt to call police or anyting else...guess what, they are guilty of a crime too...

Why are police officers any different?

[pitciarn]

01:38 PM on 09/22/2011

Half the Police Officers want to truely serve the public, the other half are either just looking for a pension at the end of 20 yrs or worse, bullies looking to hide behind a badge. Guess which group these six A$$wipes came from ???

[Tracee Collins]

03:41 PM on 09/22/2011

I'll guess.......... ... F.O.P.???

[dbrett480]

09:25 PM on 09/22/2011

There are much easier ways to earn a good pension than becoming a police officer.