Paramedic sentenced to 4 years probation in connection with Elijah McClain's death
- Colorado health department has banned the use of ketamine on suspects of excited delirium post-McClain's death, criticized for a racially biased definition by a doctors group.
- Ketamine was administered to McClain by paramedics post-police intervention, prompting the ban by Colorado health officials on its use in similar cases of excited delirium.
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Second paramedic involved in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to probation, work release and community service - Boston News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic in Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months of work release and 100 hours of community service on Friday. Cooper and another paramedic, Peter Cichuniec, were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in December in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, who was subdued by police and injected with ketamine on August 24, 2019. Both paramedics had pleaded not gui…
Paramedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for Elijah McClain's death
(The Hill) — A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted on Dec. 22 of criminally negligent homicide. He was the last of first responders to be sentenced for their roles in McClain’s death. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was walking home on Aug. 24, 2019, when he was stopped by police officers answerin…
Paramedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for Elijah McClain’s death
Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted on Dec. 22 of criminally negligent homicide. He was the last of first responders to be sentenced for their roles in McClain’s death.
Former Colorado paramedic Jeremy Cooper sentenced to probation, work release after conviction in death of Elijah McClain
Former Colorado paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months work release and 100 hours of community service on Friday afternoon.
Paramedic Involved in Elijah McClain’s Death Avoids Prison, Sentenced to 4 Years Probation
Twenty-three year old Elijah McClain was stopped by police while walking home from a convenience store in Aurora, Colorado, on Aug. 24, 2019. Someone had called 911 and said he was wearing a ski mask and looked “sketchy.” When officers arrived, they pulled him to the ground and placed McClain in a carotid hold, which restricts blood flow to the brain to render an individual unconscious. When paramedics arrived, McClain was injected with 500 mil…
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