ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A jury has been seated in the trial of suspended Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard, accused of wrongdoing in the death of Elijah McClain.for two other Aurora officers, acquitting Jason Rosenblatt and finding Randy Roedema guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault.
Woodyard was the first patrol officer to confront McClain, 23, as he walked along an Aurora street on Aug. 24, 2019. He was responding to a 911 call that described McClain as “sketchy” because he was wearing a ski mask. He confronted McClain, ordered him to stop, and put his hands on him within nine seconds. Other officers helped him subdue McClain during a struggle. One of the officers alleged that McClain tried to grab a gun during the tussle.
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