On Wednesday, a former Aurora Police Department division chief testified during the trial for the two ex-officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain.
Prosecutors began to make their case that officers did not have the authority to detain McClain, who they say did nothing wrong to be stopped in the first place.
During testimony, Captain Stephen Redfearn, who currently works for the Boulder Police Department, told the court, “Based upon the policy, my interpretation, just because someone was called in as suspicious doesn’t automatically mean there is responsible suspicion to stop the person.”… Read more