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Jury pool down to 41 in trial of officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain - Garland Journal

ByTony Gorman The pool of 250 potential jurors has been culled to 41 during the third day of jury selection for the first trial in the2019 death of Elijah McClain. Officer Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt face charges of criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter and assault.They have pleaded not guilty. The racial makeup of […]

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