Former Colorado Police Officer Sentenced To 14 Months In Jail For Elijah McClain’s Death

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 9, 2024

Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

Roedema, who was fired from the Aurora Police Department in October after he was convicted, helped hold down McClain while paramedics injected him with a high dose of

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