A paramedic has been charged with manslaughter in Boulder after he sedated and restrained a man who later died, the district attorney announced Friday.
Paramedic Edward McClure, 54, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and forgery in the 2024 death of 36-year-old Jesus Lopez Barcenas, according to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.
Barcenas was arrested by police officers from the Boulder and University of Colorado police departments on Dec. 27, 2024, after making nonsensical statements and allegedly attempting to destroy property at CU’s Center for Innovation and Creativity, 1777 Exposition Drive.
He was “uncooperative” during the arrest and “fought with officers,” according to a statement from CU Boulder’s police department.
When American Medical Response paramedics arrived, McClure injected Barcenas with a sedative “before doing a proper medical assessment” and then restrained Barcenas in a prone position, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office.
On the way to Boulder Community Health, Barcenas “experienced a medical emergency” and was admitted to the hospital when he arrived, CU Boulder said in the statement.
Barcenas died two days later. His death was caused by “complications of sudden cardiac arrest following a physical altercation which included prone positioning and the use of restraints and sedative, and that the toxic effects of methamphetamine contributed to his death,” the district attorney’s news release states.
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in the news release that he found the police officers’ use of force to be within the law during Barcenas’ arrest, but that McClure’s “reckless acts” led to the man’s death.
Additional information was not immediately available.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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