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A Colorado paramedic was sentenced to four years of probation Friday for his role in the killing of Elijah McClain, bringing a close to the yearslong effort to prosecute those involved in the Black pedestrian's death. Jeremy Cooper, a onetime Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, had faced up to three years in prison following his conviction on Dec. 22 for criminally negligent homicide.
Rosenblatt later resigned from the department after he appeared in a photograph that appeared to be mocking a memorial for McClain.Police officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty last year of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges. Woodyard resigned from the department on Jan. 12 after reaching a back pay settlement. McClain was walking home on Aug. 24, 2019, when police in the Denver suburb stopped him.
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