Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death
A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man's 2019 death lasted only seconds but has emerged as a focal point in the first criminal trial against officers and paramedics charged in his death. Rather, they sought to use the prosecution's own witnesses and video that's been shown repeatedly to jurors to make their case that Aurora officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt's actions weren't to blame in McClain's death. The district attorney initially did not to pursue criminal charges, but the case was re-examined in 2020, re...