McClain died in 2019 after a struggle with police that ended when paramedics injected him with a sedative.
The jury will return Tuesday morning when closing arguments are expected in the trial for Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt, who are charged in McClain's death.AURORA, Colo. — After spending the morning arguing for an acquittal and having it denied, the defense attorneys for the two Aurora officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain rested their cases without calling any witnesses.for suspended officer Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt were on Sept. 20.
McClain, 23, was first contacted on Aug. 24, 2019, after a teenage boy called 911 and relayed that he saw McClain wearing a coat and mask and acting"suspicious." Less than a minute after police arrived, McClain was taken to the ground and engaged in a struggle with Roedema, Rosenblatt and a third officer. During that struggle, McClain was placed in a carotid hold, which can cut off the oxygen supply to the brain.
Prosecutors allege that McClain was injured during the struggle with the officers to the point where he was nearly unresponsive just prior to being injected with ketamine by the paramedics.
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