Justice for Elijah McClain – Murder Trials Update:

Tomorrow marks four years since Elijah McClain died as a result of his interactions with Aurora Colorado police and paramedics but, none of the five accused murderer's trials have even begun.

On August 17, the Colorado Atty. Gen.'s office dropped some of the charges against two of the accused officers, Rosenblatt and Rodema. "Sentence enhancer" charges of "Crime of Violence" were withdrawn from the case because, they were deemed "repetitive and unnecessary" by the AG's office. The sentence enhancers provide for mandatory prison sentences and can increase incarceration time for those convicted. An AG representative said that dropping those charges "would not affect the amount of time the officers might spend in prison if convicted". All five are still charged with Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide. Rosenblatt and Rodema are now set to go to trial on September 18.

The trial of the two paramedics charged, Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper, was reportedly scheduled for August 7 but, is now set for Nov. 27 with a pre-trial conference on Nov. 2. At this time, the paramedics are still facing "sentences enhancer" charges of "Crime of Violence". Cooper administered the ketamine to McClain, according to the indictment.

In an August 4 "motions hearing", attorneys for the third officer and fifth accused murderer, Nathan Woodyard argued that Woodyard became distraught as the other two officers held McClain down. He will face trial alone in October.

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https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/21/elijah-mcclain-case-aurora-charges-reduced-officers-rosenblatt-roedema/

https://denvergazette.com/aurora/elijah-mcclain-cops-sentence-enhancers-dropped/article_7c1fbe14-4066-11ee-85c1-cf5c4976a86f.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-next

Woodyard "motions hearing" https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/elijah-mcclain-case-motions-hearing-upcoming-trials/article_9938ee23-a307-55dd-a579-b7ba532a7bc0.html

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