Colo. Medics Charged in McClain Death

A Colorado grand jury has returned charges against both the police and the paramedics involved in the 2019 arrest and death of Elijah McClain.

The 32-count indictment announced Wednesday involves charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. The two Aurora Fire Department medics both face one count of each, as well as charges of assault and recklessly causing bodily injury with a "deadly weapon"—ketamine. Two officers face additional charges for assault and crimes of violence.

McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was put in a chokehold and given the sedative during an arrest independent investigators later determined was unfounded. He suffered a heart attack and was later removed from life support. The local DA initially declined to file charges, but last year the state attorney general took up the case. 

Investigators found police took McClain into custody without reasonable suspicion of a crime occurring and continued to use force when it was not justified. It also found the paramedics accepted police claims of "excited delirium" and administered ketamine without examining McClain. 

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