elijah mcclain
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Judge agrees probable cause exists for first responders accused of Elijah McClain’s death
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An Adams County judge last week agreed a grand jury had probable cause of a crime when indicting five Aurora police officers and paramedics for manslaughter and other charges stemming from the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Officers Randy Roedema, Jason Rosenblatt and Nathan Woodyard, and paramedics Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper challenged their September…
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Elijah McClain’s mom President Biden’s guest for executive policing bill signing
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When President Joe Biden signs his executive order on police reform at the White House on Wednesday, Elijah McClain’s mother will be on the stage with him, along with relatives of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. May 25 is the second anniversary of Floyd’s death. Sheneen McClain’s son, Elijah, died nine months before Floyd, but his…
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Judge orders some questions off-limits in Aurora excessive force lawsuit
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Two defendants from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office may not ask the man suing them for excessive force about certain topics that could incriminate him in the separate criminal prosecution stemming from the encounter, a federal judge has ordered. Elijah McKnight has filed a civil claim against deputies Justin Yantiss and Andrew DeVries, alleging they…
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Appeals court says prominent civil rights lawyer may be held liable for public statements
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A prominent civil rights law firm in Colorado may be held liable for the public statements of one of its lawyers, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, determining that the First Amendment does not provide a blanket shield for attorneys to make defamatory comments to the media. Counsel for Killmer, Lane & Newman…
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Aurora police union president suspended after inflammatory email
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The president of one of two Aurora police unions is on paid administrative leave after several Aurora police officers complained to the city’s Human Resources Department about a racist email he wrote last week. Aurora police officer Doug Wilkinson was suspended Nov. 17, a day after he penned the memo calling a consent decree designed to…
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‘No one is above the law’: Advocates hail criminal indictments in Elijah McClain’s death
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Family members, elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates called criminal indictments unsealed Wednesday charging Aurora police officers and paramedics in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain a “powerful reminder” that no one is above the law. “Nothing will bring back my son, but I am thankful that his killers will finally be held accountable.”…
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
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Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from the department as prosecutors mull formal charges. Haubert turned himself…
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Demonstrators arrested following Elijah McClain protests in Aurora
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Six demonstrators were arrested in connection to protests held in Aurora earlier this summer, prosecutors announced Thursday. Lillian House, Joel Northam, John Ruch, Terrance Roberts, Whitney Lucero and Trey Quinn all face felonies and are accused of inciting or engaging in a riot, according to news releases from the 17th and 18th Judicial District Attorney’s…
