October 14th 2023.
After a long wait for justice, the jury in Adams County, Colorado has reached a verdict in the trial of two police officers involved in the death of Elijah McClain.
Randy Roedema was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the third degree, while Jason Rosenblatt was acquitted of all charges. Interim Chief of Police of Aurora, Colorado, Art Acevedo, expressed his respect for the verdict and thanked the jury for their service in a statement.
"We hold the American judicial process in high regard and respect the verdict handed down by the jury," the statement reads. "Due to the additional pending trials, the Aurora Police Department is precluded from further comment at this time."
According to the Associated Press, Roedema could face up to three years in prison on the more serious homicide charge. The incident occurred on Aug. 24, 2019 when police officers stopped McClain as he was walking home from a convenience store wearing a ski mask due to a blood disorder.
Bodycam footage of the incident revealed that the officers ordered McClain to stop and a struggle ensued. The officers placed McClain in a chokehold and called paramedics to the scene who injected him with ketamine to sedate him. Less than 10 minutes later McClain was unresponsive and went into cardiac arrest.
Nathan Woodyard, the third police officer involved in the case, is being tried separately, while the EMTs at the scene, Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec, will be tried together at a later date.
The verdict in the trial of the two police officers involved in Elijah McClain's death is finally in. Although justice was served for now, the Aurora Police Department is still precluded from further comment due to the additional pending trials.
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