The arrest of Garner, 73, took place in June 2020 when officer Austin Hopp grabbed her arm and pushed her to the ground for leaving a Walmart without paying $14 worth of items . / CBS News. Austin Hopp will spend just five years in prison after cutting a deal for the brutal assault that broke the wrist and popped the shoulder of 73-year-old dementia patient Karen Garner. Another neighbor said the couple were very touchy-feely in public. The dementia-struck old woman suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken elbow during the brutal arrest by the two cops. I wanted to be a good police officer and my heart was in the right place, but I still came up short, she said. Two other officers, Jalali and Tyler Blackett, also left the department. Asked by Jalali how it went, Hopp can be heard replying: "I thought it went great." "You do?" And just like on June 26, 2020, the inhumane treatment of our mother was ignored and his continued support of the department was the focus. Blackett responds by saying, "the bodycam show" amid someone's giggles. Antolina Hillwere added to an amended complaint on Sunday. Following this, several of Garners family members took to the podium to speak their mind on the sentencing and the case as a whole. Denver Metro News. Garner was taken to a holding facility at the Loveland Police Department, where she complained multiple times about having injuries, CBS Denver reported. She was given passes, she was pressed forward repeatedly by this department when she was falling below where she should have been in standards, she said. AP Jalali's lawyer, Anna Geigle, said Loveland police and another department let her. Its like Live PD, Jalali said, referring to the former reality TV show following police on patrol. "I hate this," Jalali says. }); The entire incident was caught on bodycam footage. They said Hopp was placed on administrative leave. Failure to Intervene is a relatively new charge created in recent years in Colorado. "Bodycams are my favorite thing to watch. When confronted by Walmart staff, she returned the items and walked out of the store. } The fact that two law enforcement officers couldnt comprehend that is incomprehensible to me. He then hogtied her by the ankles and forced her into the car, the video showed. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Her lawyer argued that a neurological evaluation of Jalali showed she wasn't mentally capable of processing verbal and visual content at a rapid enough pace to handle the situation as it unfolded. Anna Geige, Jalali's lawyer said Loveland police and another department let the cop stay on her job even though she has a pattern of poor performance recorded in her personnel files. The situation disturbed a male bystander, but Hopp told him he did not know the whole story. Alongside these three, Sgt. "I love it," Hopp hits back. Daria Jalali, the second officer to respond to a call involving Garner, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of Failure to Intervene. "Hear the pop?" I want her to learn that it is better to take what you are feeling inside that you know is wrong and take that for what it is worth and do what is right, she said. A former Loveland police officer was sentenced to prison for assaulting Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia, during a June 2020 arrest. Yeah, Im a little worried that shes like senile and stuff, Hopp can be heard saying at one point. Her case is ongoing. The fact that two law enforcement officers couldnt comprehend that is incomprehensible to me.. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald) Since the original civil rights suit against the LPD was filed April 14 that included footage of Garner's arrest, more information and video footage has surfaced of Hopp, Jalali and Blackett reviewing the . She said that it was common that officers interacted with someone under the influence and she thought that was the situation with Garner and that, despite not recognizing Garners mental health, she still tried to help her by asking if she needed medical attention. We dont play this game. Daria Jalali, 28, was immediately taken into custody after her sentencing Friday to serve a 45-day jail sentence. Hopp then roughly took Garner to the ground and placed her in handcuffs, the video showed. In the video from the Loveland police station released by Garner's lawyer, several cops were seen laughing, joking, and exchanging fist bumps around her arrest. "We should not have kept her in (the cell without medical attention.)". The District Attorneys action and the third-party investigation are in keeping with a multi-agency Critical Incident Response Team protocol. Reach him at afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com or on Twitter @Austinfleskes07. She noted that she asked Garner multiple times if she was in need of medical attention, but felt Garner was simply being defiant by not responding h. "I hurt others and I am sorry about that," Jalali said. eventAction: 'click_adunit' Three police officers resigned after they and the city of Loveland, Colorado were sued over the rough arrest of 73-year-old Karen Garner, who a lawsuit says has cortical dementia. A former Colorado police officer who injured an elderly woman with dementia during an arrest in 2020 was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. Citing surveillance footage, the plaintiffs legal team says the officers were aware of Garners injuries but did not summon help. The prosecution asked for a straight jail sentence of 60 days behind bars. Trump met with early primary state GOP leaders, Former officers face charges in brutal arrest, Two former officers face charges after arrest left woman with broken arm, dislocated shoulder. He apparently pulls her arms behind her back and places her on the ground. ", 'Very open to the idea': Julia Wandelt takes DNA test to verify if she is missing Swiss girl Livia Schepp, Kayla Lemieux: Teacher with prosthetic Z-cup breasts suspended WITH PAY after pics show her dressed as man, 'We have lots to reveal': Madeleine McCann lookalike Julia Wandelt posts footage of meeting with PI probing claims, Lindsay Clancy case: Psychologist reveals psychosis red flags family members could have spotted, Horror at Larchwood Care! Hopp says later: We crushed it. Jalali voiced concern she was not helping enough, but Hopp appears to support her. The June 2020 arrest left Karen Garner with a broken arm, sprained wrist and separated shoulder, CBS Denver reported. They continued to watch the footage, and bantered about her arrival at the arrest. Her lawyer argued that the department's willingness to allow her to continue to patrol when she wasn't qualified for the job was partially to blame for her actions the day of Garner's arrest. Anna Geigle, Jalalis attorney, said in her argument that she was able to look at Jalalis personnel files from the LPD and another department she had worked for previously. Police video shows officers joking about violent arrest of Colorado woman, 73, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Jalali can be heard asking Garner if she needs medical attention, a point that she later brought up in her own statement, as well as the inclusion of the audio clip where, in response to a question from Sgt. }); "I wish I would have just called medical services to check her out," Jalali said. Hopp and the male officer fist bump while continuing to watch the footage. As a police officer and more importantly as a human being, we engage, we process and we act, he said. She said that she truly believed that Garner was just being uncooperative both during the arrest and at the station, with her thought being that Garner was only complaining about the handcuffs so she could get out of them. "He took pride in humiliating my mom," he said. He repeatedly dodged questions regarding our family. Carrying a wildflower in her hand, she failed to comply with multiple orders to stop. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Daily Mail revealed that Jalali and Hopp are lovers. eventAction: 'render' He said Hopp never even took a moment to ask questions or assess the situation. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); ', Hopp sounded slightly more serious while voicing concern that Garner was senile. Even during the arrest, he downplayed the challenge of wrestling with Garner, saying she weighed like 20 pounds.. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { "The photos and the video blows that up, magnifies it. hitType: 'event', eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), I could watch livestream bodycams all day," Jalali says. Garner's family sat in the first row in the courtroom wiping tears from their eyes as this final chapter of their mother's case came to an end. Several of Jalali's neighbors confirmed to the news outlet that Hopp and Jalali had been living together but were aloof and unfriendly. John Steward said while he does not feel Jalali was remorseful, he thinks it will set in pretty quick., We are just glad we are at this point finally, he said. Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. Hopp apologized to the Garner family, saying he was "truly sorry.". From our perspective, what we see in this evaluation, is Ms. Jalali was not in a position to do that because of her psychological makeup, she said. Jalali was given a badge to protect and to serve and that is not what she did, she said. Garners son, John Steward, addressed the court before the sentence was announced. Garner was arrested after she was accused of stealing about $14 worth of items from a Walmart. Hopp was also sentenced to three years of mandatory parole. The sentencing comes more than a year after information on Garners arrest was made public by Sarah Schielke of the Life and Liberty Law Office when she filed a lawsuit in early 2021. He said that he will never forget the footage that he had seen of Garners arrest, adding that Jalali has no idea the stress, pain and sadness it has inflicted on their entire family. Shes just very flexible and very He covered his mouth to whisper something, then said, Did you hear the pop? she asks. Please enter valid email address to continue. Advertisement Garner's family sued the. Karen Garners lawyers previously released body cam footage from the point-of-view of the arresting officerAustin Hopp, and in a federal lawsuit, they claimed the cop dislocated the womans shoulder after she forgot to pay $13.88 at Walmart. At the time of Garner's arrest, Metzler was Hopp and Jalali's supervising officer. The Denver Gazette has also reached out to the other parties' attorneys for comment. Austin Hopp, a former officer with the Loveland Police Department in Colorado, pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner. Hopp and Daria Jalali, the second officer who was involved in Garner's arrest and who also faces criminal charges, both resigned from the force in April. There was a brief pause. As first reported by CBS Denver, the Larimer County District Attorney's Office elected to move forward with a plea agreement against the will of the Garner family. We're not going to hold you." He made no reference to Karen personally. "What?" disappointed., [Screengrab via Loveland Police Department], Have a tip we should know? eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), }); eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), hitType: 'event', }); Despite the fact that Garner was unarmed, her hands were cuffed behind her back, and she was physically unable to overpower Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali while shoved against the hood of a patrol car, Hopp was recorded on police body cam footage dislocating her shoulder, fracturing her humerus, and spraining her wrist.The charges against Garner were later dropped. Throughout the arrest and the hours following, Jalali had every opportunity to stop the cruelty and do the right thing, but did not, he said. I was super excited, he said, and recounted his version of what happened. Noting that the treatment of Garner in the city about 50 miles north of Denver last year had led to an outpouring of concern and anger in the community, the country and around the world, Ticer apologized. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), She asked that Jalali's cognitive deficits be weighed when it came to the judge's sentencing. Hopp was senteced to five years in prison with three years of mandatory parole for his guilty plea to second-degree assualt stemming from his 2020 arrest of Karen Garner. 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Are you finished? he said. Daria Jalali is seen at left and Austin Hopp is seen at right. Daria Jalali, the 28-year-old cop, received three years of probation in addition to jail time. She was also sentenced to undergo a mental health evaluation and must avoid contact with the Garner family while also maintaining employment of at least 35 hours per week. Hopp has been charged with second-degree assault causing serious bodily injury, attempting to influence a public servant and official misconduct in relation to the June 26, 2020, arrest of Garner, who was tackled and handcuffed for leaving a Walmart with unpaid goods. hitType: 'event', Jalali's lawyer also said accusations that her client was not remorseful were inaccurate. Have a tip or story idea? Rude.. 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