Top firefighter union admonishes and censures Polis, Weiser over Elijah McClain prosecutions

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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks with reporters outside the Adams County Justice Center Friday night, Dec. 22, after a jury found two paramedics guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elijah McClain.

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Lawyers console paramedic Peter Cichuniec after his sentence is read on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Brighton, Colo. Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.(Colorado State Court via AP, POOL)

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Paramedic Jeremy Cooper leaves court in the Adams County Justice Center fort a lunch break on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Cooper and fellow paramedic Peter Cichunienc are on trial for their roles in the death of Elijah McClain.