Judge Overturns 5-Year Sentence for Paramedic in Elijah McClain's Death
09/15/2024 12:40 PM
The paramedic convicted for fatally overdosing Elijah McClain during an arrest only received the minimum five-year sentence, but a judge ruled to release him after just six months. Source: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty In a controversial decision, an Adams County judge overturned a five-year prison sentence for Aurora paramedic Peter Cichuniec, converting it to four years of probation. Previously reported by BOSSIP, Cichuniec was convicted for his role in the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, a Black man who was injected with a fatal dose of the . . .
