Randy Roedema, the only police officer convicted in the death of Mr. McClain, was sentenced to 14 months in a county jail.
Tag: McClain, Elijah (d 2019)
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Paramedics Found Guilty in Last Trial in Elijah McClain Death
Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were convicted of criminally negligent homicide, but the jury split on the lesser assault charges, in an unusual prosecution of medical personnel.
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Trial of Paramedics Begins in Elijah McClain’s Death
The third and final trial over Mr. McClain’s 2019 death examines the role of medics who responded while the young Black man was in police custody.
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Second Police Officer Acquitted in Elijah McClain Death
Nathan Woodyard was the first officer to stop Mr. McClain in what became a violent encounter. The young, unarmed Black man died days later.
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First Elijah McClain Trial Begins Today. Here’s What to Know.
The first of three trials in the death of Mr. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, opened on Wednesday, four years after he died following an encounter with police.