Aurora officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain's death plead not guilty

Aurora police Officer Nathan Woodyard during an arraignment in Adams County District Court at the Adams County Justice Center Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in Aug. 2019. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Paramedics Peter Cichuniec, fourth from left, and Jeremy Cooper, fifth from left, flanked by their attorneys, left, and prosecutors, right, during an arraignment in Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClainÕs arrest and death in Aug. 2019. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Aurora Police officer Randy Roedema, right, during an arraignment in Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClainÕs arrest and death in Aug. 2019. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Former Aurora Police officer Jason Rosenblatt at an arraignment in Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClainÕs arrest and death in Aug. 2019. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

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By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: January 20, 2023 at 3:10 PM MST | UPDATED: January 20, 2023 at 5:20 PM MST

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The three Aurora police officers and two paramedics charged in Elijah McClain's death pleaded not guilty in Adams County court Friday afternoon as the case progresses toward trial.

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