Author: Julia Cardi
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‘Violent subdual and restraint’: Prosecutors’ final witness in Aurora officers’ trial takes stand
Prosecutors’ final witness in the case of two Aurora police officers on trial for Elijah McClain’s death provided the most forceful opinion yet that their struggle with him contributed to the 23-year-old man’s death. Attorneys spent all of Thursday questioning Roger Mitchell, the chair of pathology at Howard University’s College of Medicine and a former…
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‘The mammoth has escaped’: Prosecutors to finish Aurora officers’ case in Elijah McClain death with forensic pathologist
Prosecutors expect to call one final witness Thursday in their case against two police officers on trial in connection with Elijah McClain’s 2019 death, a forensic pathologist who told a grand jury he believes McClain’s struggle with the officers was part of causing his death. Roger Mitchell testified to the grand jury that ultimately indicted…
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Elijah McClain autopsy: Not certain if struggle with officers contributed to death
The forensic pathologist who performed Elijah McClain’s autopsy testified on Tuesday he couldn’t say for sure whether the effects of McClain’s struggle with police contributed to his death. Stephen Cina, who contracts with the Adams County coroner’s office, did McClain’s autopsy in early September 2019, a few days after his death at the end of…
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Jury hears about Aurora police’s medical emergency training in trial over Elijah McClain’s death
Aurora police officers can’t diagnose anyone’s medical condition, but they’re expected to call paramedics if they believe there’s any chance a person they’ve made contact with is having a medical emergency, according to a trainer in the department. The jury for two Aurora officers on trial for Elijah McClain’s 2019 death heard from Sgt. Kevin…
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‘A mammoth caught in La Brea’: Judge asks for more efficiency in Elijah McClain trial
The judge overseeing the first two Aurora police officers’ trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain urged attorneys to work more efficiently on Wednesday, a day that involved much legal maneuvering over technical testimony on the police department’s policies. “This is really starting to become a mammoth caught in La Brea. We need to…
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Doctor declines to assign fault for Elijah McClain’s death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pulmonary physician said he believes health complications from Elijah McClain’s struggle with Aurora police officers contributed to his death, but said in testimony Tuesday he could not assign blame. Defense attorneys for the two officers currently on trial sought to lay responsibility at the…
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Elijah McClain already at risk of death before ketamine injection, physician says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before an Aurora paramedic injected Elijah McClain with a dose of the sedative ketamine, he was already at risk for permanent lung damage or death because of vomit he inhaled into his lungs during his struggle with police officers, said an expert who reviewed his…
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Attorneys battle over body-worn camera footage in Aurora officers’ trial
Attorneys spent much of Thursday arguing over the admission of body-worn camera footage in the trial of the two Aurora police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. They spent hours questioning an expert hired by prosecutors from the Colorado Attorney General’s office to enhance and splice together footage from several officers at…
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Opening statements given in trial over Elijah McClain’s death
After three-and-a-half days of jury selection, opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of two Aurora police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt each face charges of criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter and assault causing serious bodily injury in connection with McClain’s death. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man,…
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Probable cause hearing set for October in I-25 killings, as suspect’s family says self-defense
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The probable cause hearing for the man accused of fatally shooting two brothers in a road rage incident two months ago will now happen in October, amid assertions from those close to the suspect that he acted in self-defense and demands for prosecutors to drop…