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Kelly Thomas Verdict Reached

UPDATED BELOW: Kelly Thomas Verdict, Fullerton, CA.

EVENT CONCLUDED.

VERDICT: ALL DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS.

(CNN) — A jury has acquitted two former Fullerton, California, police officers on trial in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill and homeless man.

The verdict was read in a Santa Ana courtroom Monday afternoon. Eight women and four men began deliberating the case on Thursday.

Former officer Manuel Ramos was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. A second former Fullerton officer, Jay Cicinelli, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force.

Both were found not guilty on all charges.

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