In a statement after those final verdicts, McClain’s mother said having three out of the five defendants convicted was not justice, merely “a very small acknowledgment of accountability in the justice system.”
Randy Roedema, ex-Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain, gets 14 months in jail
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Officer Nathan Woodyard was the first of three officers who approached McClain after a 17-year-old 911 caller said McClain, who was wearing earbuds and listening to music, seemed “sketchy” and was waving his arms as he walked home on the night of Aug. 24, 2019.
What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics
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