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Colorado officials head to court in Elijah McClain’s death

Aurora Police officer Nathan Woodyard, center, answers questions from Judge Mark Warner standing next to lawyers Andrew Ho, left, and Megan Downing, right, during an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Former Aurora Police officer Jason Rosenblatt, left, with attorney Harvey Steinberg attends an arraignment hearing at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Aurora Police officer Nathan Woodyard attends an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Paramedics Peter Cichuniec, fourth from left, and Jeremy Cooper, fifth from left, flanked by their attorneys, left, and prosecutors, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Paramedics Peter Cichuniec, center, and Jeremy Cooper, right, listen to attorney Shana Beggan at an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Aurora Police officer Randy Roedema, center, attends an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Aurora Police officer Randy Roedema, right, attends during an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Prosector Jason Slothouber speaks at the arraignment for Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, and paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Former Aurora Police officer Jason Rosenblatt, left, with attorney Harvey Steinberg attends an arraignment hearing at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) Former Aurora Police officer Jason Rosenblatt attends an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in August 2019. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP) FILE - A man walks past a display showing an image of Elijah McClain outside Laugh Factory during a candlelight vigil for McClain in Los Angeles on Aug. 24, 2020. A group of police officers and paramedics charged in the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative, are scheduled to appear in court Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, to enter pleas to the allegations. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) FILE - Demonstrators carry placards as they walk down Sable Boulevard during a rally and march over the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo., on June 27, 2020. A group of police officers and paramedics charged in the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative, are scheduled to appear in court Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, to enter pleas to the allegations. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Colorado officials head to court in Elijah McClain’s death