Santa Ana, California (CNN) -- A Fullerton police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and felony use of excessive force in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man who died after a police arrest. Cpl. Jay Patrick Cicinelli was released Wednesday on $25,000 bail, according to his attorney and a spokeswoman for the prosecutor. Meanwhile, the arraignment of the officer facing more serious charges, Manuel Anthony Ramos, was continued to September 26 at the request of his attorneys. Ramos was being held Wednesday after Orange County Superior Court Judge Erick L. Larsh set his bail at $1 million.
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A Fullerton police officer pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
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The charges against him and another officer stem from a homeless man's July beating
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The officers were put on paid leave after Kelly Thomas died following an arrest
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Thomas, 37, was a homeless man with schizophrenia
Manuel Anthony Ramos
Ramos
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Manuel Anthony Ramos
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Jay Patrick Cicinelli
@placeholder, who is 39 years old and a 12-year Fullerton police veteran, faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted.
Jay Patrick Cicinelli
@placeholder is accused of using the front end of his Taser to hit Thomas on the head and face eight times while Thomas was pinned to the ground by other officers and was making no audible sounds, indicating that Thomas was "down and seriously injured," the prosecutor's office said.
Jay Patrick Cicinelli
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Jay Patrick Cicinelli
@placeholder is accused of using the stun device "unreasonably and unnecessarily" because Thomas was pinned to the ground by several officers and was vulnerable with his head and face exposed, the prosecutors said.