How a Colorado judge decided on the sentence of former Aurora cop in death of Elijah McClain
Former Aurora Officer Randy Roedema gets in hi struck after leaving the courthouse following being sentenced in his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at the Adams County Court in in Brighton, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) Sheneen McClain, right, the mother of Elijah McClain, walks out of the courthouse with her fist raised along with MiDian Holmes, center, and Auon'tai Anderson, following the sentencing of former Aurora police Officer Randy Roedema for his role in the 2019 killing of McClain’s son, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at the Adams County Court in in Brighton, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) While Elijah McClain's mother insisted that justice was not served in the death of her son, the district judge who presided over three trials said he carefully weighed the "unequivocal" evidence against the lone police officer ultimately convicted but also considered mitigating circumstances, notably his lack of criminal history and