Officer who was at the forefront of this beating in my Diary (here) yesterday, purportedly "bragged" about how brutally he beat Kelly Thomas. Compounding such "shocking conscience" issues, according to a local AM Radio Show (KFI-AM 640), now the City attorney (Bruce Praet) told the father of Kelly Thomas - Ron Thomas, that his son's life really wasn't worth that much because --
"Come on your son was not a rocket scientist".
We were hoping to give the readers here at DailyKos an UPdate next week. Unfortunately, the amount of bad faith and Breaking News connected to this affair, forces our hand to bring you the following items below.
HAT TIP to Kos'r BlueHead - who unselfishly provided great additional links to us!
Persons connected to the Fullerton Police Department are deeply concerned with the efforts to cover up this Murder. They have come forward to KFI AM Radio 640 as an "informant" against the Fullerton Police Chief efforts to cover up this killing of an innocent man by a person known to be a Bully Officer.
But before we give you those horrific details = here is a BUS video of the eye witnesses to the affair.
Here is a Transcript of what was said by the witnesses on the BUS.
http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/...
Previously, we had a video from yesterday's Diary (here) - showing the same witnesses - at the scene - where their pictures were taken by a cell phone camera.
Fullertons Future Website releases names of Police involved
According to Fullerton Future website (here) - this is the list of the officers involved in the senseless, brutal and ultimately fatal beating of homeless man Kelly Thomas;
- Officer Jay Cicinelli was there
- Officer Kenton Hampton was there
- Officer Manny Ramos was there
- Officer Joe Wolfe was there
- Officer James Blatney was there
Officer Jay Cicinelli is primary assaulting officer who bragged of beating
As reported by the informant and others, Officer Jay Cicinelli was the primary officer responsible for the brutal beating (and we believe Murder) - off Kelly Thomas.
According to a Los Angeles Times story (here) Officer Cicinelli (pictured far right) was an LAPD officer who was shot in the eye. After his many surgeries, he was retired from the LAPD as physically unable to do the job. After his recovery, he was given a job on the Fullerton Police force - due to friends and connections (please see further details (here)).
Fullerton Police Chief is personal friend with Fullerton DA
According to this subsequent news story and an anonymous tipster, what may explain why it took more than 3 weeks for Fullerton to start looking into Kelly Thomas' Murder - is that the Fullerton Police Chief (Sellers) - has a regular personal relationship with the Fullerton's DA Office - as denoted by this story (here) - stating;
According to this unsigned note that just came in to our website, Chief Sellers is a close personal friend of DA investigator Stan Berry, who was immediately assigned to the high-profile Fullerton case:
I suggest you check into the connection between Investigator Berry and FPD Chief Sellers. Sellers hired Berry when he was the Chief at Seal Beach PD. Sellers and his wife Rita Fraser-Sellers, are close personal friends with Berry and his wife, Kristen Berry, the Dispatch Supervisor in Seal Beach. They socialize together, vacation together and entertain each other in their respective homes.
Of all the DA investigators, why choose Berry, other than he will help cover for his friend.
Presumably that case assignment was a decision made by the DA Tony Rackauckas. I have confirmed that Berry worked as an investigator under Chief Sellers for the Seal Beach Police Department.
Informant calls back to Local AM Radio Station
As if we do not have enough to make us mad as all boiling Hell already, the insider who called into AM 640 in SoCal, called back and gave John & Ken Show with many more details that are totally appalling. Including allegations that Officer Cicinella actually returned to the police locker room and BRAGGED about how bad he beat Kelly Thomas.
Here's an audio only discussion (here), prior to the "insider" coming forward with an interview quote of Ron Thomas - where the City attorney tried to make light of how much Kelly Thomas is worth.....
It is a 25 minute YouTube video,
but it is well worth listening to
as Officer Cicinelli purportedly brags about beating up Kelly Thomas
- UNBELIEVEABLE.
FBI Begins Investigation into Kelly Thomas Murder
Orange County Supervisor - Shawn Nelson - mailed a formal request to the Dept of Justice in Washington DC, calling for an "official" investigation into the Kelly Thomas death.
Fullerton Stories website (here) - has released information that the Fullerton DA refuses to release the video of the beating as evidence. But the informant from the John & Ken AM Radio 640 Show - states that the Fullerton Police were not only "allowed" to view the video, while writing out their reports. But that the Fullerton higher ups changed the reports several times.
If you know that your officers most assuredly are going to be charged civil and criminally, due to bad faith acts - Why would you let them watch the video before they make their reports????????
To Continue the Cover UP!
According to Red County press report (here) - the officers are now on leave
Fullerton attorney Bruce Preat did his best to represent his client (Fullerton) by telling Ron Thomas (Kelly's father) - that Kelly Thomas's life was really not worth that much - Kelly Thomas
"was not a rocket scientist"
We just want to ask Bruce Preat this question. How much is it worth to you, financial or otherwise, when your son or daughter - estranged or not - is beaten to death where they take this good looking man for no other reason than disqust of lowly citizenry and make him look like this - simply because they Can?