A doctor testified Friday that Elijah McClain was 'minimally responsive' after a struggle with officers prior to being injected with ketamine by paramedics.
"You can't state with a medical degree of certainty that any specific law enforcement actions actually caused any of those three conditions. Medical acidosis, aspiration or hypoxia," said attorney Reid Elkus who represents Roedema.Defendant Randy Roedema walks into the Adams County Justice Center for trial Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Brighton, Colo.
If it occurred while lying down, that likely meant McClain was in the ambulance on his back around the time he was given ketamine. If it occurred while standing, it likely happened when McClain was first contacted by officers. Elkus also questioned Beuther about his written reports that indicated ketamine – which was injected by the paramedics – was the primary cause of McClain's death.
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