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06/01/2026

"Not guilty."

Kelly Thomas was homeless and unarmed.
Six officers tackled, punched, kicked, clubbed, and tasered him as he begged for his life.
Five days later, he was gone.
Only two were ever charged.
A jury foreperson read the verdict.

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05/30/2026

Six police officers. One unarmed, mentally ill, homeless man. A 9-minute and 40-second beating that ended in death.

Kelly Thomas was 37 years old when he was killed by Fullerton police officers on July 5, 2011. One of the officers—who was later charged but found not guilty—can be heard on tape claiming he used the end of his Taser to smash Kelly's face "to hell," and that "he was on something".

The official toxicology report confirmed Kelly had zero drugs or alcohol in his system. He wasn't fighting back. He was suffocating under 1,500 pounds of force.

Five days later, he was dead. No one was ever held accountable.

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05/25/2026

The officers who killed Kelly Thomas were allowed to watch the CCTV footage before writing their reports.

"When you have six criminals involved in a crime, you don't put them all in one room and allow them to compare notes and then watch a video tape to make sure their notes jibe with it."
— Garo Mardirossian

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05/10/2026

Police called it justified use of force.
The coroner called it homicide.

Kelly Thomas died five days after Fullerton Police beat him for nine minutes and forty seconds. The officers were acquitted.

The Kelly Thomas Conspiracy — Episode 2 out now.
Full series at garolaw.com/the-kelly-thomas-conspiracy

05/07/2026

Five days after six Fullerton Police officers beat Kelly Thomas, his father Ron sat beside his hospital bed and held his hand.

Kelly's face was crushed beyond recognition. He died from brain damage caused by lack of oxygen. The toxicology report found no drugs in his system.

Police called it justified use of force. The coroner called it homicide.

The officers were acquitted at criminal trial.

Episode 2 of The Kelly Thomas Conspiracy is out now — a 9-episode animated documentary series telling the full story of the beating, the cover-up, the acquittal, and the civil case that delivered the only accountability Kelly's family would ever see.

Watch the full series at garolaw.com/the-kelly-thomas-conspiracy

04/25/2026

Nine minutes and forty seconds of punching, kicking, clubbing, and tasering, as Kelly Thomas begged for his life. He died five days later. The officers were acquitted.

The Kelly Thomas Conspiracy — a 9-episode animated documentary series telling the full story.

Episode 1 out now. Follow the full series at https://garolaw.com/the-kelly-thomas-conspiracy.

04/23/2026

On July 5, 2011, Kelly Thomas — a 37-year-old man — was stopped by Fullerton police outside a bus station in Orange County. What followed was nine minutes and forty seconds of punching, kicking, clubbing, and tasering, as Kelly begged for his life. His cries for his father were captured on police audio. Five days later, his family switched off his life support.

The officers were acquitted at criminal trial.

The Kelly Thomas Conspiracy is a 9-episode animated documentary series telling the full story: the beating, the cover-up, the acquittal, and the civil case that delivered the only accountability Kelly's family would ever see.

Episode 1 is out now.

Watch the full series at https://garolaw.com/the-kelly-thomas-conspiracy.

03/07/2026

The suffering and violence that Kelly suffered sparked a serious conversation about the way in which the police treat those with mental illnesses.

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03/05/2026

On August 22, 2020, as he’d done so many times before, Jim Simpson went out for his weekend walk in Chino, California.

He was three miles in, standing at the corner of Chino and Pipeline, when a Detective from the LAPD ran a red light. Christopher Ravenstein, a driver with the right of way, je**ed his steering wheel to avoid colliding with the Detective. His Ford Expedition swerved and hit a traffic pole, which crushed down on 66-year-old Jim Simpson.

Jim’s physical wounds were visibly devastating, but his unseen injury would take years to fully reveal itself.

That’s when Garo and Armen stepped in to hold the City of Los Angeles accountable.

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02/28/2026

The deputies entered the house, passing the living room on the way to the backyard where they saw Frank Jr., his two children, Frank Sr. and the two dogs lying on the floor, while Frank Jr.’s mother Lorraine remained in the hallway. The deputies then exited the home and left the family on their own.

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