Last December a jury convicted Jeremy Cooper of criminally negligent homicide in relation to McClain's 2019 death in Aurora.
AURORA, Colorado — The third and final sentencing hearing related to the 2019 death of Elijah McClain is set for Friday afternoon in Adams County.
Former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic Jeremy Cooper was convicted in December 2023 of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted on other charges. He's due in court at 1:30 p.m. for a sentencing hearing and faces probation on the low end to a maximum of three years behind bars. In September 2021, a statewide grand jury indicted Cooper and fellow paramedic Peter Cichuniec in McClain’s death. They went to trial together andMcClain was first contacted by three Aurora officers near East Colfax Avenue and Billings Street on Aug. 24, 2019, after someone called 911 about a man who was"suspicious" and wearing a ski mask. Within seconds of contacting McClain, the first officer grabbed him, and a struggle ensued.
He was then handcuffed and restrained on the ground for roughly 10 minutes before Cooper injected him with the ketamine. His heart stopped and he later died.At the time, the Adams County district attorney declined to charge anyone in connection with McClain's death. However, in 2020, after numerous questions were raised about the incident, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis appointed Attorney General Phil Weiser as special prosecutor, and he reopened the investigation.
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