McClain’s death became a rallying cry in the wake of protests against police brutality sparked by the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Prosecutors initially declined to pursue charges in McClain ...
Cooper and another paramedic, Peter Cichuniec, were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in December in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, who was subdued by police ...
Friday's sentencing was the final trial court action against first responders who were accused of playing a role in McClain's death. McClain was walking home on Aug. 24, 2019, when police in the ...
A judge on Friday denied the pretrial release of a man charged with murder in the shooting death of an off-duty Chicago police officer last month. Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree ...
A Colorado judge sentenced paramedic Jeremy Cooper to probation and work release Friday, closing out the last of three trials around the 2019 death of unarmed Black man Elijah McClain. Jeremy ...
A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped ...
(The Hill) — A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic ...
(AP) — A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death ...
The other paramedic involved in McClain’s death received a more severe punishment after being convicted on an additional charge of felony assault. Judge Mark Warner said evidence showed Cooper ...
FILE - Paramedic Jeremy Cooper, left, enters the Adams County, Colo., Justice Center, Dec. 22, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. The former Aurora Fire Department paramedic faces up to three years in ...