Nathan Woodyard
Service Record
Aurora Colorado Police Department
| Last Known Status | Suspended[1] |
Incident Reports
2019 Death of Elijah McClain
After Jason Rosenblatt's unsuccessful attempt to use a carotid control hold, Woodyard performed the maneuver and rendered McClain briefly unconscious.[2]
Woodyard received the pictures that were taken in October 2019, but was not disciplined because he did not respond.[3]
Response Timeline
On June 13, 2020, Woodyard and Jason Rosenblatt were "moved off regular duty for their own protection" and are "now working in a non-enforcement capacity." Randy Roedema was reassigned on June 20, 2020.[4]
On September 1, 2021, Woodyard was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide as part of a 32-count indictment.[1][5][6]
Woodyard pleaded not guilty.[7]
On November 6, 2023, Woodyard was found not guilty by a jury.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erik Ortiz, "Grand jury in Elijah McClain investigation indicts officers, medics in 2019 death", NBC News, 2021-09-01
- ↑ Dave Young, Report on the Investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, District Attorney's Office, 2019-11-22
- ↑ Patty Nieberg, Cops fired over photos of chokehold used on Elijah McClain, Associated Press, 2020-07-10
- ↑ Victoria Albert, Officers involved in Elijah McClain's death re-assigned in "effort to protect" them, CBS News, 2020-06-26
- ↑ Lanie Lee Cook, Elijah McClain indictments: Who was charged?, KDVR, 2021-09-01
- ↑ Statewide grand jury returns 32-count indictment against Aurora Police officers and Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, Colorado Attorney General, 2021-09-01
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Eric Levenson, Officer who arrested Elijah McClain found not guilty, CNN, 2023-11-06
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