Former Aurora Police Officer to Stand Trial for Assault in Arrest of Black Man

A now-former Aurora police officer is set to go on trial for his actions in the 2021 arrest of a Black man, after he swatted his hands at the officer’s weapon, according to body camera footage and court documents. The violent arrest in the Denver suburb of Aurora has put the former officer, John Haubert, on trial facing assault and other charges with opening statements expected Tuesday.

The trial follows the convictions last year of a police officer and two paramedics from the city’s fire department in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neckhold by police before being injected with the sedative ketamine by paramedics. Haubert’s lawyer, Reid Elkus, did not immediately respond to a request for comment to the allegations but said at a recent court hearing that there was a rush by police to investigate and charge Haubert. Haubert, who resigned, has pleaded not guilty

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