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Parademic convicted in Elijah McClain’s killing will be released from prison

Parademic convicted in Elijah McClain’s killing will be released from prison



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…



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Publish date : 2024-09-13 21:45:54

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