Former Police Officer Convicted in the Death of Elijah McClain Is Sentenced to 14 Months

Randy Roedema, a former Aurora, Colorado, police officer, has been sentenced to over one year in the county jail after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the third degree in the August 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain.

He received a 14-month sentence for the crime of assault in the third degree, with authorized work release. For the criminally negligent homicide, he’ll serve 90 days of jail time concurrently with the assault sentencing.

“The court was shocked by what appeared to be, really, indifference to Elijah McClain’s suffering after he was clearly in custody and in handcuffs,” Judge Mark Warner said during sentencing. “I think it’s important for folks to be aware, criminally negligent homicide is not considered a violent crime. And despite what folks’ opinions or my opinion might be about whether this was violent or not [that] doesn’t control [the law].”

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