A Convicted Officer in Elijah Mcclain’s Killing Asks for Jail Release, Citing Health and Safety Concerns
According to court records, the single officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s killing hopes a judge will allow him to spend his sentence at home rather than in a jail work release program.
Randy Roedema is serving a 14-month work release program in jail after being convicted by an Adams County jury of criminally negligent murder and third-degree assault in the death of Elijah McClain. Two other cops accused in the case were found not guilty.
“Defendant Roedema’s PTSD is exacerbated by his constant fear of being attacked and the belief that other convicts want to harm him because of his previous law enforcement duty. Roedema’s law enforcement expertise renders him more vulnerable to physical attacks than the usual detainee,” Roedema’s lawyers argued in a motion filed on May 29.
Roedema, who began serving his work-release jail sentence in March, believes the judge will let him serve the rest of his time at home since he has PTSD from being shot during fighting in Iraq in 2007. “Defendant Roedema experienced anxiety attacks and lost 30 pounds due to stress during his work release,” according to counsel.
In response to the request, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, which prosecuted the case, said in a motion that the District Court in Adams County lacks authority to reassess Roedema’s sentence due to his ongoing appeal.
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” jurisdiction over this matter remains with the Court of Appeals, leaving this Court without jurisdiction to consider defendant Roedema’s motion,” said counsel for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.
According to the court calendar, the judge is due to consider the matter and decide on Roedema’s request this month.