A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.
LIVE BLOG: Defense questions thoroughness of Harding St. home search after deadly raidIt’s coming! Super harvest moon with a partial lunar eclipseFILE - Lawyers console paramedic Peter Cichuniec after his sentence is read, March 1, 2024, in Brighton, Colo. – A Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S.
McClain’s death and others have raised questions about the use of ketamine to subdue struggling suspects, and the prosecution sentThe case with “unique circumstances” already has achieved a “deterrence effect” to discourage similar crimes, Warner said in the hearing in Denver. In a statement, the office of Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser said: “After considering the evidence, a statewide grand jury indicted Cichuniec and a jury of his peers found him guilty of his criminal acts that led to the death of Elijah McClain. We are disappointed the court reduced his sentence today, but we respect the court’s decision.”
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