One officer shown in Elijah McClain photos resigns
Source: Associated Press
Updated 4:38 pm CDT, Thursday, July 2, 2020
AURORA, Colo. (AP) One of the police officers investigated over photographs connected with the death of Elijah McClain in Colorado has resigned, Aurora police said Thursday.
In a tweet, the department said that Jaron Jones was one of those depicted in the photos, which were taken sometime after McClain's death last summer. The department has not released details about what they show or said how many officers were being investigated. It said the photographs were taken near where three white officers stopped the Black man as he walked down the street and put him in a chokehold.
Jones, who has been with the department for over three years, could not be located for comment.
On Monday, interim Chief Vanessa Wilson announced the investigation into the photos and said that multiple officers had been taken off enforcement duties because of the probe.
The U.S. Attorneys Office, the U.S. Justice Departments Civil Rights Division and the FBI also are looking into the photos to see if they should launch a civil rights investigation.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/One-officer-shown-in-Elijah-McClain-photos-resigns-15383015.php
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