Elijah McClain case: Colorado officer jailed over 23-year-old's death - BBC News

Elijah McClain died in Colorado in 2019, after he was pinned down by police and injected with ketamine.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Randy Roedema was found guilty in October for his role in the killing of Elijah McClainBy Oliver SlowBBC NewsA white former police officer in Colorado has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for the 2019 killing of a black man.

Randy Roedema, 41, was found guilty in October for his role in the killing of Elijah McClain.

McClain, 23, was not suspected of any crime when he was pinned down by police before a medic injected him with ketamine and he died.

The judge said he was shocked by the "indifference" to McClain's suffering.

Another officer, Jason Rosenblatt, facing the same charges, was acquitted last year.

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