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Father Sentenced to 219 Months in Prison for Drug Death of Infant Son

WICHITA, Kan. – Calvin Vick, a 26-year-old man from Wichita, was sentenced to 219 months in prison by District Judge Jeffrey Goering for the drug death of his 22-month-old son, Israel Luna-Vick. The tragic incident took place at Vick’s apartment in the 8400 block of east Harry in Wichita, where the young child was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Upon investigating the apartment, law enforcement discovered four tablets containing Fentanyl …

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Judge Sentences Former Aurora Police Officer to 14 Months in Jail for Criminally Negligent Homicide

AURORA, Colorado – Former Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail on a third-degree assault conviction and four years of probation for criminally negligent homicide on Friday. The decision was delivered by Seventeenth Judicial District Judge Mark Warner, who presided over Roedema’s trials and considered both the evidence and mitigating circumstances before handing down the sentence. Warner began the sentencing by reflecting on the tragic end of Elijah McClain’s life, …

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Colorado Ex-Police Officer Sentenced to 14 Months for Killing Elijah McClain

BRIGHTON, Colo. – Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail for the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was killed in a confrontation with police officers in 2019. The incident occurred when officers responded to a 911 call about someone wearing a ski mask and “acting strangely.” McClain’s mother referred to Roedema as a “bully with a badge,” expressing her grief over the loss of her …

Convicted Colorado Cop Randy Roedema Sentenced to 14 Months for Killing Elijah McClain

AURORA, Colorado – Former police officer Randy Roedema, the only Colorado cop convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, has been sentenced to 14 months in jail. McClain was stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store in Aurora in August 2019. He was placed in a chokehold and injected with a lethal dose of ketamine. Roedema was convicted of homicide and third-degree assault, while two other officers, Nathan Woodyard and Jason …

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 …

Drug dealer sentenced to 135 months for fatal overdose of Savage man

SAVAGE, Minnesota – Tino Andre Jones Jr., 34, of Woodbury, was sentenced to 135 months in prison on Dec. 22 after pleading guilty earlier this year to third-degree murder in the overdose death of a Savage man. Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar hailed the resolution as a measure of justice for the victim and a means of holding a drug dealer accountable for the consequences of his actions. Murder convictions in drug overdose cases are …

Man Sentenced to 9 Months for Charges Related to Death of 13-Year-Old Girl

An Akron man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for his involvement in the death of a 13-year-old girl. Keith Earley, 31, pleaded guilty to charges of gross abuse of a corpse and failure to report knowledge of a death. Judge Kathryn Michael handed down the sentence in Summit County Common Pleas Court, giving him credit for the time already spent in jail. The charges stem from the death of 13-year-old Melanie Elkins, …

Minnesota Mother Sentenced to 41 Months After Daughter Dies from Asthma Attack Treated with Home Remedies

HOPKINS, MN — A Minnesota mother has been sentenced to over three years in prison following her conviction for second-degree manslaughter relating to her 9-year-old daughter’s death due to a severe asthma attack. The mother, identified as Rachel Modrow, 36, was found guilty of failing to provide adequate medical care when her daughter desperately needed it, according to court records. The tragic incident occurred last February during a sleepover at a friend’s house, where the …