A court found Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty for recklessly contributing to the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed black man who who died following a 2019 interaction with the cops.The jury deliberated for one day before announcing the verdict, apparently buying Woodyard's own defense of himself, which was that he did what he was trained to do during the encounter with McClain.Prosecutors argued that Woodyard placed the 23-year-old in a carotid hold and failed to provide proper follow up care as the young man lay, detained, on the ground, unable to breathe.
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