Colorado Former Officer Sentenced to 14 Months in Jail for Role in Elijah McClain’s Death
AURORA, Colo. — Former Aurora, Colo., police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail on Friday for his involvement in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, whose passing sparked demands for law enforcement accountability. Roedema was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in McClain’s death. He was the only officer found guilty in a case that gained attention in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. McClain’s …