Peter Cichuniec, who was convicted of assault and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, has been released from prison after a judge reduced his sentence. Cichuniec was accused of administering an excessive amount of ketamine to sedate McClain during an encounter with police.
Meredith DelisoA paramedic who was convicted in the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain has been released from prison after a judge reduced his sentence on Friday.
Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser, whose office prosecuted the case, had opposed the modification, arguing in part in court filings that a sentence modification would undermine the jury's verdict and that Cichuniec had admitted in court to knowingly overdosing McClain. The head of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which had spoken out in support of Cichuniec throughout the case, said he was "relieved" by the judge's decision on Friday.
McClain was confronted by police while walking home from a convenience store on Aug. 24, 2019, after a 911 caller told authorities they had seen someone "sketchy" in the area. Woodyard placed McClain in a carotid hold and he and the other two officers on the scene moved McClain by force to the grass and restrained him, according to investigators.
McClain's cause of death, which was previously listed as "undetermined," was listed in an amended autopsy report as "complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint." The manner of death remained listed as "undetermined" as it was in the initial report.
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