"Ex-Officer Receives 14-Month Sentence for Role in Elijah McClain Case"

Former Aurora, Colorado, police officer Randy Roedema has been sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and four years of probation for the death of Elijah McClain. Roedema was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. The sentencing judge considered Roedema's "good character" and "rehabilitative potential" but acknowledged McClain posed little threat. McClain died after a violent arrest and being injected with an excessive dose of ketamine. Two paramedics were also convicted in the case, with sentencing pending. Another officer involved was acquitted and has returned to work.