Colo. Court of Appeals reverses former paramedics' convictions in McClain death
Summary
The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the criminally negligent homicide convictions of two former paramedics involved in Elijah McClain’s death and ordered a new trial. One paramedic’s second-degree assault conviction was upheld, but his prison sentence was reduced to probation.Key Facts
- Elijah McClain died after police restrained him and paramedics injected him with ketamine in August 2019.
- The paramedics are named Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec.
- Both paramedics were convicted of criminally negligent homicide in December 2023.
- The Court of Appeals reversed these convictions and called for a new trial on those charges.
- The court confirmed Cichuniec’s conviction for second-degree assault related to giving drugs unlawfully.
- In September 2024, Cichuniec’s five-year prison sentence was canceled and changed to probation.
- Body camera footage showed the paramedics injecting McClain.
- McClain suffered cardiac arrest in an ambulance and died three days after the incident.
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