Two Fullerton police officers charged while in the demise of a homeless man created their first court look Wednesday afternoon, and one particular was set to be unveiled on bail.

Orange County Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas took the strange move of appearing in person for the arraignment of Officers Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, who’re charged during the death of Kelly Thomas, 37. Thomas’ father, Ron, also spoke out at Rackauckas’ request in the course of the arraignment.

Cicinelli pleaded not guilty to expenses of involuntary manslaughter and the usage of excessive power. He posted $25,000 bail and was slated to become launched Wednesday. His up coming hearing is about Nov. 4.

Ramos’ arraignment on costs of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter was postponed till Monday, as his legal professional is from town. He continues to be in custody with bail set at $1 million.

The problem of bail will likely be revisited Monday. When asked if he opposed a bail reduction, Rackauckas identified as up Ron Thomas, who asked the judge not to decrease the bail total due to the “horrific way” his son was killed.
Cicinelli appeared in court in a two-piece fit and appeared calm, even though Ramos wore a striped polo shirt. He was handcuffed and appeared anxious.

The judge ordered both officers to surrender their firearms after they are launched from custody.

The court overall look came a few hrs just after Rackauckas announced the charges at a extraordinary news conference in the course of which he gave a specific and chilling narrative on the beating that resulted in Thomas’ dying.

Rackauckas said Thomas begged for his everyday life as Fullerton police officers beat him and Tasered him July five.

Ramos set latex gloves on his hands and brandished a fist at Thomas. Then, Rackauckas said, the officer, in a very “menacing” manner, threatened Thomas: “These fists are prepared to F you up.”

Frightened and bleeding, Thomas begged for his lifestyle. No one listened, Rackauckas claimed.

“Kelly Thomas appeared being acting in self-defense, in soreness, within a state of panic. His a lot of pleas of ‘I’m sorry,’ ‘I can’t breathe,’ ‘help,’ ‘Dad,’ all to no avail,” Rackauckas said. “Screams, loud screams, did not assist.”

“Kelly Thomas was not responding when blows to his encounter occurred,” Rackauckas said, incorporating, “That just isn’t protecting and serving.”

Ramos’ attorney, John Barnett, said his customer was only carrying out his occupation less than complicated problems when he used to restrain Thomas.

“Officer Ramos was confronted that night having a noncompliant suspect with a historical past of violence,” Barnett reported. “Officer Ramos had the obligation and also the duty to detain, restrain and arrest him.”

Barnett mentioned the district legal professional had taken Ramos’ threats out of context.

“To characterize that as being a justification for Kelly Thomas to go away betrays a comprehensive lack of understanding as to what comes about inside the street,” Barnett reported. “This was an try to utilize less force not additional…. That doesn’t a murderer make.”

A big team of investigators from the Orange County district attorney’s place of work invested eleven weeks combing by a mountain of evidence in advance of a choice was made to file the criminal fees.

Important pieces of proof incorporated a 30-minute surveillance video clip taken from the pole digital camera with the downtown Fullerton bus station and digital audio recording products carried by Fullerton officers.

Dana Web page, Thomas’ stepmother, stated it had been “numbing” to listen to Rackauckas recite the facts.

She mentioned she was very happy with the charges, but said the 4 other officers involved within the situation must also be charged.

“Nothing will bring Kelly back again, but we miss him on a daily basis,” she explained. “We’ll just take the two for now.”