I was like Im fine, I can handle her. 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. He then hogtied her by the ankles and forced her into the car, the video showed. This was a person who was clearly confused. 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. "This is great," Hopp responds, to which Jalali retorts sayings he hates it. }); A second officer, Daria Jalali, arrived and assisted as Hopp walked Garner toward a police car. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. },false) However, as the three of them continue to watch, Jalali appears to be uncomfortable with the video. Former Loveland police officers Austin Hopp, left, and Daria Jalali Hopp dislocated Garner's shoulder and fractured her arm. Blackett and Sgt. as Jalali covers her ears. Defendant Austin Hopp is a natural person, and was at all times relevant to this Complaint duly A second video released by the attorney showed Hopp and other officers at the police station laughing and joking about the arrest. The two former Loveland police officers charged Wednesday in connection to their arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia last year have both turned themselves in to Larimer County authorities as of Thursday morning. Garner, who has dementia, allegedly tried to steal less than $15 worth of goods from the store. Hopp, 26, was charged with using excessive force and purposefully misleading his supervisors. The amended lawsuit also includes a video that shows three officers - Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali and Tyler Blackett, who are named in the lawsuit - laughing as they begin to watch the body . eventAction: 'load' The now-former officers include Austin Hopp, who was the arresting officer during the June 26, 2020 incident; Daria Jalali, who was the second on the scene; and community service officer Tyler Blackett, who is being sued for allegedly ignoring the plaintiff's injuries. It was an abysmal failure of that duty to protect and serve," the judge said. The two officers are seen laughing and even fist-bumping each other over the successful arrest, during which they dislocated the woman's shoulder trying to handcuff her. The officers could not be reached for comment. "I made a terrible mistake that day," he said. }); At one point, he appears to bend her over the hood of his vehicle, while twisting her left arm. eventAction: 'view' 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. Jalali pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to intervene with an . Two more officers, Tyler Blackett and Philip Metzler, were also placed on administrative leave. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), I was like, Okay, youre gonna play, and I was pushing, pushing, pushing, and I hear pop, I was like Oh, no. Loveland ex-cops charged with injuring dementia patient. Before coming to Loveland, he graduated from Colorado State University in May 2020 with two bachelor's degrees, one in journalism and media communications and one in history. The family criticized a speech by Chief Robert Ticer. 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Daria Jalali is seen at left and Austin Hopp is seen at right. Some 17 minutes into the video, Hopp appears to give a fist bump to Officer Daria Jalali, who had arrived at the original scene to help him arrest Garner. One former officer with the Loveland Police Department, Austin Hopp, was charged with assaulting the woman, while the other officer, Daria Jalali, was charged with not intervening in a case. First published on August 5, 2022 / 10:12 AM. What it shows you is a blanket disregard, a flagrant disregard for the welfare of someone she was required to protect and serve, he said. She pleaded guilty to that charge in late June. Three Colorado police officers involved in the arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia who was shown being pushed to the ground and handcuffed on body-camera footage have resigned, police said on Friday. . (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald), Hopp's actions were more concerning overall. According to a YouTube transcription of the video, Hopp continues: "Are you ready for the pop?" The judge said he has watched many videos over the years of police takedowns, yet felt the footage from Garner's arrest was excessive. DENVER (AP) Three more police officers involved in the rough arrest of a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia have been placed on leave, an official said Wednesday. When confronted by Walmart staff, she returned the items and walked out of the store. A third officer, Tyler Blackett . A male bystander was so disturbed that he called out Hopp, but the officer dismissed his concerns. "As soon as you touched her you should have thought maybe this is someone we should be (careful with.)". The Denver Gazette has also reached out to the other parties' attorneys for comment. 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. 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. (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 . He noted that Hopp's actions were more concerning overall, calling them incomprehensible. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { Blackett responds by saying, "the bodycam show" amid someone's giggles. Jalali's lawyer also said accusations that her client was not remorseful were inaccurate. pg.acq.push(function() { },false) Karen Garner's arm was broken during an arrest by Loveland PD officers, her attorney said. He accepted a plea deal in March for the assault charge, which Garners family opposed. Hopp first encountered Garner after being dispatched to a report of an attempted theft at a Loveland Walmart, according to CBS Denver. You understand me? Hopp apologized to the Garner family, saying he was "truly sorry.". He said that beyond even the arrest and video, the pre-sentence investigation showed that there was a continuation of indifference to the entire case. Right, said Jalali. ', 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.. }); "They were all over each other, touching each other, laughing, kissing, and hugging right in the front yard. 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. 4. Ticer . "I truly did get into the line of work to serve the community.". Grandmother with dementia died from face wound neglected by staff for days. Read the full story at. IE 11 is not supported. } Antolina Hill have all been named in the lawsuit. Attorney Eric Ziporin said in an email the city has no comment on the mediation outcome. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), A former Loveland police officer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one of the misdemeanor charges she faced for her role in the 2020 arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia.. Daria Jalali . Bodycam video shows a police officer arresting Karen Garner, 73, in Loveland, Colo.,on June 26. injured an elderly woman with dementia during an arrest in 2020, Police officer who violently arrested 73-year-old woman may get plea deal, Body camera video shows police force 73-year-old woman with dementia to ground, accepted a plea deal in March for the assault charge. }); Austin Hopp, 26, is a former first-year officer with the Loveland Police Department. She lives with cortical dementia and sensory aphasia, a condition described as an inability to understand spoken, written or tactile speech symbols that results from damage to the area of the brain concerned with language, according to the complaint. Garner reportedly has dementia. Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. "I can't comprehend how anybody would be proud or excited about this arrest," the judge said, referencing Hopp and Jalali fist bumping after the arrest. I do hope this brings the next level of closure for Ms. Garner and her family.". window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { They continued to watch the footage, and bantered about her arrival at the arrest. They arrested 73-year-old Karen Garner on June 26, 2020, after she left a Walmart with $13. }); LOVELAND, COLORADO: Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali of Loveland Police Department in Colorado who were accused of using excessive force while arresting 73-year-old Karen Garner, injuring her in the process, have been charged. pg.acq.push(function() { } ", "What happened in June of 2020 was an abysmal failure. Two years is a long time., Swartz, who said she would be going to see Garner, agreed that she didnt sense any remorse from Jalali but added that it will take time for her to learn it.. Asked by Jalali how it went, Hopp can be heard replying: "I thought it went great." "You do?" The two continue to scrutinize the bodycam footage, as Jalali can be heard commenting I hate this and Hopp apparently chimes in: This is great., Jalali left, apparently to check on Garner in a nearby cell. Hopp responds. He said that throughout the entire incident Jalali showed an abandonment for the duty of care to protect the community and, especially, the most vulnerable. I ask that justice be served for my mom today.. The lawsuit said that he fractured and dislocated her shoulder. Shannon Steward said she believes this decision will set a precedent for other officers going forward. The video, which contains subtitles PEOPLE has not independently verified, allegedly shows Officer Austin Hopp, Officer Daria Jalali, and Community Service Officer Tyler Blackett all named in . Garners attorneys claim that police deprived her of medical attention for more than six hours. ga('ads.send', { document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ Nearly two years after violently arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia, former Colorado police officer Austin Hopp was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday as part of a plea agreement to lessen his jail time. },false) I haven't seen either of them around since." ga('ads.send', { All matters related to the arrest of Loveland resident Karen Garner in June 2020 are subject to a criminal investigation, ordered by the 8th Judicial District Attorney and conducted by Fort Collins Police Services, wrote Public Information Officer Tom Hackerin a statement. She added that she is not sure how (Jalali) can be proud in her assistance in the arrest of Garner, who she said was not only 73-years-old but barely 5-feet tall and less than 100 pounds. Have a tip or story idea? Ms. 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. ", Instead of assessing the situation further, he immediately grabbed her arm behind her back and threw her to the ground," Steward said. She had all of the information she needed, the reason that she did not act . Lehman sentenced Jalali to 3 years of supervised probation with 250 hours of community service. (Law&Crime founder Dan Abrams was the host of Live PD.). A former Loveland Police Department officer who assisted in the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner has been sentenced to 45 days in jail followed by three years of probation for a case that the presiding judge described as incomprehensible.. She was arrested by another cop, officer Austin Hopp, after leaving a Walmart without paying $14 worth of items which included a candy bar, a Pepsi, and a t-shirt. Hopp then roughly took Garner to the ground and placed her in handcuffs, the video showed. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. A second officer on the scene, Daria Jalali, was charged with failure to intervene, failure to report the use of excessive force, and official misconduct. The District Attorneys action and the third-party investigation are in keeping with a multi-agency Critical Incident Response Team protocol. "The pop" alludes to something in the video, but what it is is unclear. Philip Metzlerare on administrative duties. hitType: 'event', he says. Austin Hopp, a former officer with the Loveland Police Department, appeared in a Larimer County court after he pleaded guilty to charges related to the June 26, 2020, arrest of Karen Garner. The hearing started with Assistant District Attorney Matt Maillaro showing a roughly 12-minute video of Jalalis body-worn camera footage from the day of the arrest, a video that caused visible emotion from Garners family who were gathered in the courtroom for the sentencing.