Mixed Verdict in Elijah McClain Case: One Officer Convicted, One Acquitted

Officer Randy Roedema has been found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the death of Elijah McClain, while another officer, Jason Rosenblatt, was acquitted. The officers were accused of using excessive force and ignoring McClain's pleas of "I can't breathe." Roedema now faces possible prison time and a fine, while Rosenblatt was fired in 2020. McClain, an unarmed black man, died after being pinned down and injected with ketamine by a medic. The trial is the first of three related to McClain's death, with other officers and medics also facing charges.