Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/tag/murder-charge/)
When Mayor Miguel Pulido paid John P. Vega Consulting for campaign phone bank services, the business didn’t officially exist. And the owner, John P. Vega, had been released from state prison only months before.
The two officers face charges that include second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force.
John Barnett, defense lawyer for officer charged with murder, claims his client had “a very positive interaction with another homeless person.”
The video is key evidence in the case against two Fullerton police officers charged in the beating death of mentally ill transient Kelly Thomas.
One Fullerton police officer has been charged with murder and another with manslaughter in the death of Kelly Thomas, 37, a homeless transient.
Judge orders Fullerton Officer Manuel Ramos to the city jail in
Santa Ana under $1 million bail.