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.