WHAT IS AN INNOCENT BLACK LIFE WORTH IN AMERICA? Obviously not as much as the job that empowered and enabled someone to take it. He has his job back and $200000👍🏻🇺🇸 #TeamDL balleralert : Aurora Police Officer Who Put Elijah McClain in Neck Hold Returns To Work, Gets Over $200k In Back Pay Blogged by: Thefineauthor The #AuroraPoliceOfficer who was acquitted of his role in #ElijahMcClain‘s 2019 murder has gotten his job back with back pay. On Tuesday, the city confirmed that Nathan Woodyard returned to the police force on restricted duty. Woodyard had been on unpaid administrative leave since September 2021, two years after he stopped McClain on Aug. 24, 2019, following a 911 call about a suspicious man walking in the night. McClain was not armed, nor did he pose a threat to anyone. Yet, Woodyard unnecessarily tackled McClain, who was ultimately injected with ketamine, which sent him into cardiac arrest. Woodyard was charged with reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent ho...