... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreLONGMONT, Colorado, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A Colorado jury found police officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police placed him in a chokehold during an arrest and medics injected him with a sedative.
Two paramedics face separate trials this month for their role in giving McClain ketamine, a powerful sedative at times used on highly agitated patients.
The death of McClain, 23, inspired sweeping police reforms in Colorado in 2020, including the banning of chokeholds like the one he was put in.
"Nathan Woodyard did not kill Elijah McClain, he's not responsible for what other people did," defense attorney Andrew Ho said in his closing argument.
"Ketamine is what killed Elijah McClain."
Persons:
Elijah McClain, Jared Polis, Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema, Jason Rosenblatt, McClain, George Floyd, Woodyard, Jason Slothouber, Slothouber, he's, Andrew Ho, Brad Brooks, Paul Thomasch, Rod Nickel
Organizations:
Aurora Police Department, Minneapolis police, Colorado Gov, Adams, Prosecutors, Thomson
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Denver , Colorado, U.S, Colorado, McClain, Minneapolis, Denver, Aurora, chokeholds, Broomfield Counties, Longmont , Colorado