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Ex-Officer Sentenced in Elijah McClain Case

Randy Roedema, the only officer found guilty in McClain's death, receives 14 months in jail.

  • Ex-Colorado police officer, Randy Roedema, sentenced to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain.
  • Roedema was the most senior law enforcement member charged in McClain’s death and the only one found guilty.
  • Two paramedics were recently convicted for injecting McClain with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold.
  • Roedema suggested that first responders get more training in how to deal with such situations that led to McClain being given an overdose.
  • McClain's death became a rallying cry for critics of racial injustice in policing.
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