Los Angeles (CNN) -- A police officer in Fullerton, California, whom an attorney accuses of brutality in the death of a homeless man this summer and two arrest cases last year, has been placed on paid leave, a police spokesman announced Friday. Sgt. Andrew Goodrich identified the officer as Kenton Hampton, but he declined to confirm whether Hampton is among six officers involved in the arrest of Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless man who died five days after allegedly being beaten by police this summer. That death is under investigation by the FBI and the Orange County District Attorney. But Hampton was involved in two incidents last year in which two men are accusing Hampton of brutality and false arrest, Goodrich told CNN.
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Officer Kenton Hampton is accused of brutality in three arrest cases, an attorney says
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Hampton is placed on paid leave, a police spokesman announces Friday
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The third allegation was made Friday by a 27-year-old man who says he was falsely arrested
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One of the three cases involves the death this summer of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man
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