Elijah McClain Case: Jury Finds Paramedics Guilty In Black Man’s Death

Source: Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty UPDATED: 11:00 a.m. ET, Dec. 26 A Jury has finally decided if two first responders helped cause the death of a 23-year-old Black man after injecting him with ketamine while he was being restrained by Aurora police. Two Aurora Fire Department paramedics who were charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide last week, ending the last trial for those held accountable for McClain’s death.  According to KSL, Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were both found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, which is punishable by up to three years in prison.  The jury also found Cichuniec guilty of assault in the second degree for administering McClain the sedative ketamine while he was being detained. Cichuniec was taken into custody immediately after the jury’s decision and Cooper was given bond pending a March 1st, sentencing date.  “Elijah did nothing wrong. His life mattered. He should be with us here today,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said after the verdict.  But McClain’s mother was not satisfied.  “Three out of five convictions are not justice,” Sheneen McClain said in a statement over the weekend.  ...