A former Aurora police officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for criminally negligent homicide in the death of 44-year-old Elias Anderson, who was killed when the officer crashed into him while responding to a non-emergency call in his patrol vehicle.
Eduardo Landeros was sentenced to 18 months in prison for criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elias Anderson, who was killed when the officer crashed into him while responding to a non-emergency call in his patrol vehicle.
The second trial in McClain's death opened Tuesday in Adams County District Court. Suspended Aurora police Officer Nathan Woodyard, 34, is charged with reckless manslaughter and a lesser included count of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death.
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The altercation took place early Wednesday morning at approximately 4:39 a.m. in Aurora, Colorado, when a father and his son who currently remain unnamed awoke to the sound of two suspects stealing scooters parked in the backyard of their house, according to a statement released by the Aurora Police Department on Wednesday evening. The man and his son went outside to confront the two suspects, but the thieves were able to quickly abscond with the stolen property, causing the father and son to give chase to the suspects in their pickup truck.