"Ex-Officer Sentenced to 14-16 Months for Elijah McClain's 2019 Death"
TL;DR
Former Aurora, Colorado, police officer Randy Roedema, convicted of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, is set for sentencing today. McClain died after being restrained by police and injected with ketamine. Roedema could face probation to six years in prison. The case, which initially saw no charges, was reopened after the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, leading to the indictment of three officers and two paramedics. Two paramedics have also been convicted and await sentencing.
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- Former Colorado officer faces sentencing today in death of Elijah McClain CNN
- Former police officer convicted in Elijah McClain's death sentenced to 14 months ABC News
- Aurora cop convicted of killing Elijah McClain gets 16-month jail sentence - Sentinel Colorado Sentinel Colorado
- Police officer sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing Elijah McClain in 2019 The Guardian US
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