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REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt Acquire Licensing RightsLONGMONT, Colorado, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Two Colorado paramedics go on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative. The trial is the last of three in the death of McClain, 23. Prosecutors allege the paramedics injected him with 500 mg of the sedative ketamine after incorrectly estimating his weight to be 200 pounds (91 kg). After Floyd's death ignited global protests, Colorado Governor Jared Polis in June 2020 asked the state attorney general's office to investigate McClain's case. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Longmont, Colorado Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Prosecutors contended Officer Nathan Woodyard's actions including the neck hold contributed to McClain's death. Here’s what you need to know about the criminal trials:WHY WERE THE OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS CHARGED? Local prosecutors initially decided not to bring charges in McClain’s death largely because an initial autopsy didn’t determine exactly how he died. Defense attorneys for the officers repeatedly said it was the ketamine injection — not their clients — that caused McClain’s death. In Woodyard’s case, the defense brought in a paid expert witness who has also worked for the prosecution in the paramedic’s case.

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☆ Jury finds Colorado officer not guilty in Elijah McClain's killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

... 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."

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☆ Split verdict for Colorado police officers tried in death of Elijah McClain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Protesters gather for a rally to call for justice for Elijah McClain in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 21, 2020. The same jury found Jason Rosenblatt, another officer jointly tried with Roedema, not guilty on manslaughter and assault charges. Aurora officers Roedema and Rosenblatt were defendants in the first of three trials in the death of McClain. A revised autopsy report in September 2022 concluded McClain died from "complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint." The footage does not show McClain grabbing for a gun, but Roedema can be heard yelling that McClain tried to get Rosenblatt's weapon.

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☆ One of the Colorado officers who arrested Elijah McClain, leading to his death, was found guilty. Another officer was acquitted.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Elijah McClain, an unarmed, 23-year-old Black man, died in 2019 after being arrested in Colorado. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe case initially did not receive widespread attention, but protests over the killing of George Floyd the following year sparked outrage over McClain's death. Their attorneys blamed McClain's death on the paramedics for injecting him with ketamine, which doctors said is what ultimately killed him. Paramedics injected McClain with ketamine as Roedema and another officer who was not charged held him on the ground. However, Cina still was not able to say if the death was a homicide or an accident or if the officers' actions contributed to McClain's death.

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Here's what you need to know about McClain's death and the trial in state court:HOW DID ELIJAH McCLAIN DIE? A Colorado prosecutor initially decided against prosecuting McClain’s death largely because the coroner’s office could not determine exactly how he died. Roedema, a former Marine who is currently suspended without pay, had been with the department for five years before McClain’s death. The two officers have not talked publicly about McClain’s death and it’s unknown if they’ll take the stand to testify. Their lawyers told jurors that the officers' actions followed police policies and weren’t responsible for McClain’s death.

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This first trial involves city of Aurora police officer Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, who are both charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges. Local prosecutors at first declined to press charges in McClain's death. Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard, who is accused of putting McClain in a chokehold, will stand trial alone on the same charges in October. Two paramedics who injected McClain with ketamine are scheduled for a joint trial on the same charges in November. The other two officers and the paramedics have been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the trial.

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A third officer and two paramedics facing charges in McClain's death are scheduled for trial later this year. Charges were not brought for two years after McClain's death, by which time the case along with others had sparked outrage and a national reckoning over racial injustice in American policing. The indictments followed an outcry over McClain’s death during protests ignited by the police killing of George Floyd. He called McClain’s death “tragic,” but said that finding made it hard to prove that the officers’ actions caused his death. Cina said he couldn’t rule out whether the stress of being held down by the officers may have contributed to McClain’s death.

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Police officers involved in the deaths have become an intense focus of investigation, protest, and media coverage. Despite being at the heart of some of the most defining incidents in modern policing, most of the officers involved continue to live their lives under the radar. Insider's review of 72 cops involved in two dozen of the most notorious police killings of the past 30 years shows the many different paths officers have taken. There's no nationwide view into what happens to officers involved in egregious incidents of violence. In rare cases, cops involved in these killings have tried to publicly rehabilitate their image rather than seek out anonymity.

☆ Colorado police, paramedics plead not guilty to homicide in Elijah McClain death
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Keith Coffman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Attorneys for all five defendants entered pleas of not guilty to manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges. Police restrained the slight-of-built McClain in a carotid neck hold, commonly known as a choke hold. A public outcry over the McClain death prompted Colorado's governor to order the state attorney general to review the case. Rosenblatt was fired after he responded with a "Haha" text message to photos taken by uninvolved officers mocking McClain's death. In addition to homicide charges, the two paramedics under indictment, Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, were charged with assault for their role in administering the drug injection.

☆ What happens if you break the law in space — and 3 times people or governments have tested the rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 1967, 112 nations signed the Outer Space Treaty that laid the foundation for international space law. In 1967, more than 100 nations signed the Outer Space Treaty — essentially, the Magna Carta of space law. It also bans one nation from claiming outer space and celestial bodies. Leaders of spacefaring nations signing the Outer Space Treaty in 1967. From destructive missile tests to missing a tax deadline to go on a last-minute mission, here's how space law has been tested thus far.

☆ Mom of 5 died after ketamine injection by a paramedic, family alleges in wrongful death suit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

DENVER — The family of a woman who died four years ago shortly after a paramedic injected her with the powerful sedative ketamine have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the health care worker and the ambulance company. LaCour's family alleges in the lawsuit that Jason Poulson, a paramedic for American Medical Response Ambulance Service, administered 400 milligrams of ketamine to LaCour despite objections from a firefighter who was also an emergency medical technician. Shortly afterward, LaCour stopped breathing, according to the lawsuit filed on behalf of her and her husband's five preteen children. LaCour died from acute alcohol and ketamine intoxication, the El Paso County Coroner's Office said in its report. Poulson and American Medical Response Ambulance Service Inc. are named as defendants in the wrongful death lawsuit.

AURORA, Colo. — An amended autopsy report released Friday revealed Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police officers, died because he was injected with ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly restrained. The manner of McClain's death is undetermined, according to the amended report. The original autopsy report, signed Nov. 7, 2019, said McClain's cause of death could not be determined, but new information that emerged during a grand jury investigation prompted the state attorney general's office to order a second autopsy. The new autopsy report was released to the public after Colorado Public Radio filed a lawsuit against the Adams County Coroner's Office for denying the news organization's request for a copy of the amended report. Inside an ambulance about seven minutes later, McClain did not have a pulse and went into cardiac arrest, according to a report released later that year by then-District Attorney Dave Young.

☆ New Jersey high school football player dies after being injured on the field
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A high school football player in New Jersey has died nearly two weeks after he was seriously injured during a football game earlier this month, officials said. Xavier McClain, 16, succumbed to injuries sustained during a Sept. 9 game between his school, Linden High School and the nearby Woodbridge High School, Derek Armstead, the mayor of Linden, a city just 13 miles southwest of Manhattan, said Wednesday. A Twitter account identifying itself as the official page for Linden High School football shared a tribute to McClain on Thursday, with the words "Rest In Peace Xavier McClain." Armstead said the Linden community would do whatever it could to support McClain's family in the wake of the tragedy. Armstead and the Linden High School did not immediately respond to overnight requests for comment.

☆ Colorado man Elijah McClain died from OD of sedative given by paramedics, autopsy shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Keith Coffman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt//File PhotoDENVER, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man killed in 2019 after an encounter with police in Aurora, Colorado, died of an overdose of the powerful sedative ketamine that was injected by paramedics, a new autopsy report released on Friday concluded. Three police officers and two paramedics were criminally charged in McClain’s death in 2021, following protests. The officers subdued McClain with a carotid neck hold and handcuffed him, according to an indictment. Paramedics then arrived and injected him with a dose of ketamine too high for someone of his weight, according to the autopsy. Following the outcry, Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed the state’s attorney general to review McClain's death.

☆ My Black son who has autism is 'different' like Elijah McClain was. It makes me fear for his life more than I already did.
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-10 | by ( Sharisee Tracey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

After learning of his death, Sharisse Tracey, who has three Black sons, became even more terrified for her youngest son, who has autism. AdvertisementWhen I heard the final words of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died last August days days after being put in a chokehold by a white police officer, I heard my own 12-year-old Black son's voice. I worry about each of my black sons, but Elijah McClain made me realize I need to worry about my autistic child mostI have three Black sons. The death of Elijah McClain, who told cops he was "different" made Tracey realize her son could just as easily get pulled over. Editor's note: Elijah McClain was never diagnosed as having autism.

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