The 23-year-old massage therapist died after being stopped by police while walking home, listening to music and wearing a mask that covered most of his face
The 23-year-old massage therapist, a vegetarian and a pacifist, was described by friends as gentle and kindA Colorado police officer has been found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing.
Roedema and Rosenblatt did not testify in their defence at trial. Their lawyers said McClain’s death was a result of the paramedics injecting him with ketamine, which doctors said is what ultimately killed him.Senior Assistant Attorney General Jason Slothouber told jurors that Roedema and Rosenblatt also encouraged the paramedics to give McClain ketamine by describing him as having symptoms of excited delirium that they had learned about in training.
The 23-year-old massage therapist, who was on his way home from picking up an iced tea for his brother, often wore the mask because he had anaemia that caused him to get cold easily. The initial statement was heard on the body camera footage but exactly what happened is difficult to see. The prosecution urged jurors to be skeptical, saying Rosenblatt said he could not feel anyone reaching for his gun.
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