Warning: This video contains language that some people may find offensive. A judge on Friday sentenced paramedic Peter Cichuniec who was convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain to five years in the Department of Corrections, which is essentially the minimum sentence for his second-degree assault conviction. In December, Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were each found guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in Adams County. Judge Mark Warner sentenced Cichuniec to five years in the Department of Corrections (DOC) for the second-degree assault conviction, after concluding the conviction carried a mandatory DOC sentence. He received a one-year sentence for the criminally negligent homicide charge, which will be served concurrently, and will get credit for the 70 days he's already been in custody. Once released, he will be on parole for three years. Read the full story: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/elijah-mcclain/elijah-mcclain-death-peter-cichuniec-sentencing/73-5912964f-2851-4d85-a7f1-0a6af5cd41a1 More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.