A presiding judge rejected a motion to dismiss charges against former Aurora, CO officers and paramedics charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.
The attorneys for the five men (Officers Nathan Woodyard and Randy Roedema, former police officer Jason Rosenblatt and Aurora fire and rescue workers Jeremy Cooper and Lieutenant Peter Cichuniec) asked an Adams County Judge to review the charges. their case. The defendants argued that there was not enough evidence to convict.
Judge Priscilla Loew reviewed thousands of pages of testimony and evidence and found there was enough evidence to proceed with the defendants’ trial.
In the order, she said:
After reviewing the jury’s documents, the court found that, in consideration of the evidence in the best interest of the people and with all the inferences in favor of the prosecution, there was sufficient evidence to determine probable cause for each count listed in the grand jury indictment
The paramedics also face assault charges related to “intentionally causing dizziness, unconsciousness or impairment or physical or mental injury” for administering ketamine to Elijah without permission. consent for purposes other than lawful medical treatment.
If you recall, Elijah McClain died in 2019. The unarmed 23-year-old black man was walking home when he was stopped by Aurora police. After being placed in a suffocating place, he was injected with ketamine and suffered a heart attack.
Roomies, what do you think of this?
