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Second paramedic involved in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to probation, work release and community service
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Second paramedic involved in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to probation, work release and community service

CNN  

CNN — Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic in Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months of work release and 100 hours of community service on Friday. Prosecutors had argued the paramedics acted recklessly in administering a large amount of the powerful sedative ketamine to McClain, who had been violently subdued by police after they said McClain was …

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Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders

LA Times  

Sheneen McClain, left, the mother of Elijah McClain, and supporters leave the courthouse in Brighton, Colo., on Friday. In testimony before the sentence was handed down by Judge Mark Warner, Sheneen McClain said she once dreamed of being a firefighter and considered them heroes “until the day they took my son’s life.” “You are a local hero no more,” she …

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Ex-Colorado Cop Who Killed Elijah McClain Gets 14 Months In Jail
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Colorado Cop Who Killed Elijah McClain Gets 14 Months In Jail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DENVER — A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands. The officer, Randy Roedema, was the most senior law …

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Ex-Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail, avoids prison
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail, avoids prison

LA Times  

Former Police Officer Randy Roedema during his sentencing at Adams County Court in Colorado on Friday. A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his …

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Paramedics found guilty in Elijah McClain’s death following ketamine injection
1 year ago

Paramedics found guilty in Elijah McClain’s death following ketamine injection

LA Times  

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, far left, and Peter Cichuniec, far right, head into court in Brighton, Colo., with support on Friday to hear their verdicts in Elijah McClain’s death during a 2019 police stop outside Denver. After an officer said McClain reached for an officer’s gun — a claim disputed by prosecutors — another officer put him in a neck hold …

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WHAT IS KETAMINE?
1 year ago

WHAT IS KETAMINE?

Daily Mail  

Ketamine is a powerful general anesthetic that is used to stop humans and animals experiencing pain during operations. Ketamine may also cause people to feel incapable of moving, or lead to panic attacks, confusion and memory loss. Many claim ketamine withdrawal is worse than any other drug, with some feeling so depressed they contemplate suicide. For medical use ketamine is …

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Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had ‘excited delirium,’ a disputed condition
1 year ago

Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had ‘excited delirium,’ a disputed condition

Associated Press  

BRIGHTON, Colo. — Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in videotaped interviews previously unseen by the public that the 23-year-old Black man had " excited delirium,” a disputed condition some say is unscientific and rooted in racism. But social justice protests over the 2020 murder of George Floyd drew renewed attention to McClain’s …

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Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had 'excited delirium,' a disputed condition
1 year ago

Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had 'excited delirium,' a disputed condition

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death …

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1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain’s death after neck hold, ketamine injection
1 year, 2 months ago

1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain’s death after neck hold, ketamine injection

Associated Press  

BRIGHTON, Colo. — Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer of homicide Thursday and acquitted another of all charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a neck hold, pinned to the ground and given an overdose of the sedative ketamine by paramedics. Prosecutors alleged Rosenblatt held McClain’s legs when he was on the …

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One Colorado officer convicted and another acquitted in death of Elijah McClain
1 year, 2 months ago

One Colorado officer convicted and another acquitted in death of Elijah McClain

LA Times  

Former Aurora, Colo., Police Officer Jason Rosenblatt, left, and Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center on Jan. 20, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer Thursday and acquitted another in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial …

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What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
1 year, 2 months ago

What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers

Associated Press  

DENVER — The pathologist who performed Elijah McClain’s autopsy testified Tuesday that he was unsure if a police neck hold contributed to the Black man’s 2019 death as attorneys for two Denver-area officers on trial for homicide sought to cast doubt about the prosecution’s case. Cina said Tuesday that he didn’t have enough evidence to determine if McClain’s death was …

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5 Colorado first responders charged in 2019 death of Elijah McClain plead not guilty to all charges
1 year, 11 months ago

5 Colorado first responders charged in 2019 death of Elijah McClain plead not guilty to all charges

CNN  

CNN — The five Aurora, Colorado first responders indicted by a state grand jury for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain pleaded not guilty to all charges Friday afternoon in an Adams County courthouse. Aurora Police officers Randy Roedema and Nathan Woodyard, former officer Jason Rosenblatt and Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec in September 2021 were …

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Sedative, restraint led to Black man’s death after Colorado police encounter, amended autopsy says
2 years, 3 months ago

Sedative, restraint led to Black man’s death after Colorado police encounter, amended autopsy says

LA Times  

A Black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, according to an amended autopsy report released Friday. But a state grand jury last year indicted three officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and reckless homicide charges in McClain’s death after the case drew …

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Colorado panel issues guidelines for injecting ketamine
3 years ago

Colorado panel issues guidelines for injecting ketamine

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado’s health department announced Wednesday that emergency workers should not use a condition involving erratic behavior by people as a reason to inject them with the drug ketamine. The report done by an expert medical panel found that determining if a person is experiencing excited delirium is open to interpretation and has been “associated with racial bias against …

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Bans on chokeholds for federal officers latest in nationwide push to hold police to a ‘higher standard’
3 years, 3 months ago

Bans on chokeholds for federal officers latest in nationwide push to hold police to a ‘higher standard’

CNN  

CNN — The Justice Department announcement Tuesday that federal law enforcement officers will be banned from using neck restraints during arrests and using no-knock entries while executing warrants except in rare cases is part of an ongoing focus on police accountability at local, state and federal levels. “Floyd’s case did bring to light a lot of very critically important issues …

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Elijah McClain: Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of 23-year-old Black man
3 years, 3 months ago

Elijah McClain: Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of 23-year-old Black man

CNN  

CNN — A Colorado grand jury indicted three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser talks …

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Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado
3 years, 3 months ago

Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado

NPR  

Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP DENVER — Colorado's attorney general said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two …

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Elijah McClain: Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into death
3 years, 10 months ago

Elijah McClain: Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into death

CNN  

CNN — Officials in Aurora, Colorado, said Tuesday that an independent monitor will be set up to scrutinize police discipline and transparency after an investigation triggered by the in-custody death of Elijah McClain found a failed system of accountability. The report questioned the officers’ statements about McClain’s “superior strength,” criticized emergency medical responders’ decision to inject him with the sedative, …

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Colorado city probe faults police treatment of Elijah McClain
3 years, 10 months ago

Colorado city probe faults police treatment of Elijah McClain

LA Times  

Two people hold posters showing images depicting Elijah McClain during a candlelight vigil for McClain outside the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles on Aug. 24, 2020. The investigation commissioned by the city of Aurora found “two contrasting stories” of what happened to McClain in August 2019 after someone reported him as suspicious: one, based on officers’ statements to investigators, in …

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Colorado city bans ketamine use amid Elijah McClain probe
4 years, 3 months ago

Colorado city bans ketamine use amid Elijah McClain probe

Associated Press  

DENVER — City council members in a Denver suburb have voted to ban the use of a powerful sedative by first responders until officials finish a review of its use in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man put in a stranglehold by officers and injected with the drug, ketamine. The city council members’ decision came after concerns …

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Two strangers, with the same first name, and a terrifying story about ketamine in policing
4 years, 3 months ago

Two strangers, with the same first name, and a terrifying story about ketamine in policing

CNN  

CNN — Elijah McKnight admits he was drunk. “I definitely wasn’t experiencing excited delirium, I can tell you that.” A powerful drug Ketamine is often the strongest sedative in a paramedic’s kit in departments that allow its use. An article in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services said the use of ketamine to deal with excited delirium in the field …

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