Judge reduces sentence to four years of probation for Peter Cichuniec, who injected McClain with ketamine in 2019A Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the US in 2020, is being released from prison after a judge reduced his sentence to four years of probation on Friday.Judge Mark Warner ruled that “unusual and extenuating circumstances” in the case justified reducing the five-year prison sentence for Peter Cichuniec, the Denver Post reported. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/13/paramedic-elijah-mcclain-death-released-parole
Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-09-13 21:45:54
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