Tag: Nathan Woodyard
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Paramedic in Elijah McClain case sentenced to probation, work release
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly five years after the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, the final responder prosecuted in the 23-year-old’s death was sentenced Friday, putting a symbolic end — pending appeals — to the multitude of trials and legal proceedings. Adams County District Judge Mark Warner sentenced Jeremy Cooper,…
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Aurora detective working undercover was central to removal of prospective juror at first trial on Elijah McClain’s death
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An Aurora Police detective’s observations played a pivotal role in the dismissal of a Latino juror as two officers went on trial in the death of Elijah McClain, according to a newly unsealed court document. That undercover officer told the judge in a closed-door proceeding that she overheard the man, identified only as Juror 14,…
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How a Colorado judge decided on the sentence of former Aurora cop in death of Elijah McClain
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While Elijah McClain’s mother insisted that justice was not served in the death of her son, the district judge who presided over three trials said he carefully weighed the “unequivocal” evidence against the lone police officer ultimately convicted but also considered mitigating circumstances, notably his lack of criminal history and his service to his country.…
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Former Aurora police officer sentenced to jail and probation in Elijah McClain’s death
The lone police officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s death will serve 14 months in jail, with work release, and four years probation for his role in the August 2019 death of the 23-year-old man. Seventeenth Judicial District Judge Mark Warner sentenced former Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema to 14 months in jail, with work release,…
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Elijah McClain’s death: Defense in final police officer’s trial to call expert in paramedic training
The judge overseeing the trial of Nathan Woodyard, the third Aurora police officer on trial in connection with Elijah McClain’s 2019 death, denied a request Monday by Woodyard’s defense attorneys to acquit the officer based on their argument prosecutors have not proven their case. 17th Judicial District Judge Mark Warner’s ruling set the stage for…
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Lab workers testify about ketamine found in Elijah McClain’s blood
Nathan Woodyard, the third Aurora officer to face trial, is charged with reckless manslaughter in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death
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Fellow officer testifies in Nathan Woodyard’s trial for Elijah McClain’s death
An Aurora police officer appeared to openly struggle at times with testifying against a fellow officer as a witness for prosecutors in this week’s trial over Elijah McClain’s 2019 death. Officer Alicia Ward’s testimony Friday in the trial of Officer Nathan Woodyard marked the second time she took the stand for the prosecution of McClain’s…
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Experts testify about Elijah McClain’s cause of death for second time
In the trial of Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard, prosecutors this week called medical experts to testify about Elijah McClain’s cause of death in 2019 after a struggle with Aurora police officers and an injection of ketamine by a paramedic. A lung doctor reiterated his opinion from the previous trial of two other police officers…
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Jurors see Elijah McClain’s clothes, convenience store footage in Aurora officer’s trial
Jurors heard testimony that painted a picture of Elijah McClain’s final minutes before and during his struggle with Aurora police officers the night of Aug. 24, 2019 during the first two days of the criminal trial against the first officer who stopped him. Officer Nathan Woodyard faces charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in…
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Split verdict in Aurora officers’ trial for Elijah McClain’s death indicates complexity of case, attorneys say
More than four years after Elijah McClain’s death in Aurora, the first of three criminal trials ended with a split verdict for the two police officers involved. Attorneys who spoke to The Denver Gazette said the verdicts seemed thoughtful, and they didn’t believe the jurors treated their decisions as a “compromise” with the mindset they…