Fullerton Chief Will Fight Kelly Thomas Cop's Attempt to be Reinstated

Fullerton, Calif.'s chief of police said he would fight an appeal from one of the officers acquitted in the death of Kelly Thomas to get his job back, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Jay Cicinelli was fired after being charged by Orange County prosecutors with involuntary manslaughter and excessive force in the 2011 death of the mentally ill homeless man.

His co-defendant Manuel Ramos, also a former Fullerton police officer, was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Last Monday a Santa Ana jury found both of them not guilty of all charges.