Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, as well as community service officer Tyler Blackett, are no longer members of the Loveland Police Department in Colorado. Jalali and lawsuit co-defendant Supervising officerSgt. hitType: 'event', Officer Austin Hopp arrived. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Jalali's defense spoke to the judge saying that her personal records of employment show she didn't know better due to a lack of training and accountability from Loveland Police. hitType: 'event', A male bystander was so disturbed that he called out Hopp, but the officer dismissed his concerns. "Thats not ever how I should see my mom being treated.". document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ Please enter valid email address to continue. }); For the dark subject matter, the officers tone appears lighthearted throughout the video. Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); hitType: 'event', 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. 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. Former Loveland police officers Austin Hopp, left, and Daria Jalali Hopp dislocated Garner's shoulder and fractured her arm. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Jalali, who sat in the courtroom wearing black pants and a light purple shirt, was forced to spend 12 minutes rewatching the body camera footage from the day of the 2020 arrest. John Steward, Garners son, described his mother as a wonderful family member who loved spending time with her family doing a number of things, including baking; he added that his mother did not deserve what happened to her. It was incomprehensible. The maximum sentence of failure to intervene comes with up to 60 days in jail and five years of probation. Another neighbor said the couple were very touchy-feely in public. Around the mid-way point, one of the officers (apparently one of the guys) farted. The investigation announcement came just days after attorney Sarah Schielke from The Life and Liberty Law Office filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the department and officers Austin. eventAction: 'click_adunit' Larimer County District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin extended his sympathies to the Garner family again, saying it has been a long haul., He added that this is the first time in Larimer County that a person has been convicted for failure to intervene and said this will send a message about how the DAs office will handle bad actors.. Hopp was also sentenced to three years of mandatory parole. Hopp left the police department in April 2021. 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. Swartz said that Garner was humiliated by Jalali and Hopp. The police department has said they only learned about the allegations surrounding [Garners] arrest on April 14. Dillon Thomas is multi-Emmy Award winning general assignment reporter/MSJ for CBS News Colorado. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. The footage, newly released by the Life & Liberty Law Office, picks up later in the day, with officers bantering during the womans booking. Daria Jalali, the second officer to respond to a call involving Garner, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of Failure to Intervene. Asked by Jalali how it went, Hopp can be heard replying: "I thought it went great." "You do?" 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Updated on: May 6, 2022 / 7:11 AM That avoided the minimum 10 to 30 or more years in prison he would have faced with a trial and conviction. He then hogtied her by the ankles and forced her into the car, the video showed. Its like Live PD, Jalali said, referring to the former reality TV show following police on patrol. The district attorney's office argued that the Garner family's request for at least three years of probation, and added jail time was warranted. What you did that day was clear that you were more concerned with protecting yourself and officer Hopp," the judge said. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This was a person who was clearly confused. Hopp then roughly took Garner to the ground and placed her in handcuffs, the video showed. The lawsuit alleges Loveland officer Austin Hopp forced Garner to the ground, and officer Daria Jalali helped subdue her. I was like, Okay, youre gonna play, and I was pushing, pushing, pushing, and I hear pop, I was like Oh, no. he says. }); He picked her up, bent her over the hood of his vehicle, and twisted her left arm. "Can you stop it now?" At least 10 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, The Saturday Six: Dental device controversy, scientist's bug find and more, Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 18; more than a dozen missing, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, Duo of 81-year-old women plan to see the world in 80 days, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son. As seen in newly released surveillance footage, police in Loveland, Colorado appeared to give each other a fist bump during a discussion about hearing a 73-year-old womans shoulder pop during her arrest and voicing concern that she was senile. The exchange occurred a little more than a quarter of the way through an hour-long video released by the womans law firm, which says that she suffered a dislocated shoulder and has dementia. They continued to watch the footage, and bantered about her arrival at the arrest. },false) However, after reviewing the content and the body camera footage, the judge said he "gets stomachaches" watching the body camera footage. let gads_event; The family felt the video in the case proved Hopp was guilty on all counts beyond a reasonable doubt. 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. Garner suffered a dislocated shoulder, a fractured arm and a sprained wrist, according to the lawsuit, which the citysettled in September for $3 million. 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. 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. She finished by again apologizing and recognizing that she should have acted differently to handle the situation properly. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { > Below: Body camera footage shows the arrest. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of She later added that while there is responsibility on Jalalis part in her knowing that she was falling short, she was still getting the affirmation from her department that she was doing fine. They arrested 73-year-old Karen Garner on June 26, 2020, after she left a Walmart with $13. 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. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald), FORT COLLINS, CO - MAY 5, 2022: Former Loveland Police Officer Austin Hopp enters the courtroom for his sentencing hearing Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { }); 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. Our goal at the Loveland police department has always been to make our community proud. He said that Jalali should have known from the moment she saw and touched Garner that she was a delicate, elderly woman suffering from a mental health issue. "This really does make your stomach clench when you see it. 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. Right, said Jalali. Thats the thing., Police station surveillance footage, which was released after the body cam footage, showed Hopp, Jalali, and an officer identified in an amended complaint as Blackett bantering about the arrest, fist-bumping about it, and watching back body cam footage in enjoyment. Ex-Loveland police officer Daria Jalali was sentenced to 45 days in jail for her role in the brutal 2020 arrest of Karen Garner, prosecutors announced on Friday. eventAction: 'click_adunit' Around the time of the arrest, Hopp and Jalali moved into Jalali's new home in Windsor, Colorado, where they lived together until the former abruptly moved out in mid-February. 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. Jalali, the other officer at the scene, was charged with failure to report use of force, failure to intervene and official misconduct. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ 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. We dont play this game. I wanted to be a good police officer and my heart was in the right place, but I still came up short, she said. eventAction: 'click_ads' I take that personally. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 2023 CBS Broadcasting 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Actions of all [Loveland Police Department] officers in connection with Garners arrest are subject to a criminal investigation under the authority of the 8th Judicial District Attorney and being conducted by Fort Collins Police Services, the department said in a statement obtained by Law&Crime. Her case is ongoing. Jalali was also charged with official misconduct and failing to stop or report Hopp's actions. The officers are Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali as well as community service officer Tyler Blackett. Daria Jalali is seen at left and Austin Hopp is seen at right. You are just minutes from Greenwood & Myers Mortuary is the first choice for many families when they are seeking funeral services in Boulder. 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Living at Kimberly Court can seem like living in the most convenient location in Boulder. 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 . An attorney for Garner said she has dementia and sensory aphasia, which impairs her ability to verbally communicate with people or understand others communications. Police video shows officers joking about violent arrest of Colorado woman, 73, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. I introduced myself to Austin but he wasn't that friendly," a neighbor said. Supervising officer Sgt. The judge credited Jalali with repetitively asking Garner if she needed medical attention, but scolded her for not using common sense to realize that Garner needed the help without verbalizing it. She is heard repetitively telling Hopp she was going home, advocates for those living with dementia say her confusion was apparent and should've changed how Hopp and Jalali responded. The two officers have been identified as Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali of the Loveland Police Department. Hopp, Jalali, and the male officer begin watching the firsts body cam footage. "The pop" alludes to something in the video, but what it is is unclear. I was like Im fine, I can handle her. You are a lot tougher than she is. Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali of the Loveland, Colorado police department arrested Karen Garner in June last year after she left a Walmart store with $14 of goods for which she had not. According to 9News in Denver, Loveland Police Department officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, Sergeant Phil Metzler and community service officer Tyler Blackett are all on administrative leave . Wow. Emailus. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Jalali told the judge that she believed Garner was just complaining about the tightness of the handcuffs when she said she was in pain. [emailprotected]. Defendant Austin Hopp is a natural person, and was at all times relevant to this Complaint duly Documents, video footage and other records produced and compiled in connection with the Karen Garner arrest and its aftermath will be considered by investigators from the District Attorney and Fort Collins Police Services, chosen through mutual agreement to lead the investigation.. Garners lawsuit said Hopp dislocated her shoulder during the arrest and that she did not receive medical care for about six hours after being taken to the county jail. She is a co-defendant in the lawsuit, and they seem to give each other high marks on the interaction. "Bodycams are my favorite thing to watch. Julia Cardi [email protected] The Loveland Police Department, in consultation with the District Attorney and regional law enforcement partners, sought the criminal investigation under the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) protocol, a process that preserves impartiality and integrity in the conduct of such investigations. Body-camera footage showing Karen Garner being pushed to the ground and handcuffed led to outpouring of anger. You were definitely fighting, he said. When confronted by Walmart staff, she returned the items and walked out of the store. Geigle also brought up a neuropsychological evaluation which she said also shed light on the background of the situation based on how Jalali processes information. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ ", "What happened in June of 2020 was an abysmal failure. Hopp, who is now serving time behind bars for breaking Garner's arm, separating her shoulder and spraining her wrist. The officer took her to the ground and handcuffed her. ga('ads.send', { ga('ads.send', { Ms. In the video, Hopp gives his partner Jalali a fist bump when asked how the arrest went, CNN reported. (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 . "I love it," Hopp hits back. } The assault significantly worsened Garner's dementia symptoms. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ "I made a terrible mistake that day," he said. Hopp and former officer Daria Jalali were charged in May 2021, almost a year after the arrest of Garner, who was 73 when the incident took place. . We are one of the worlds fastest growing Jalali was sentenced to 45 days in jail, 36 months probation and 250 hours of community service. ', Thats going to turn into something, Jalali said. The arrest of Garner took place in June 2020 and made it to the national headlines. FORT COLLINS, CO - AUGUST 5, 2022: Former Loveland police officer Daria Jalali is taken into custody on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, during her sentencing hearing at the Larimer County Justice Center. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); Failure to Intervene is a relatively new charge created in recent years in Colorado. eventAction: 'load' pg.acq.push(function() { The attorney said that because of the dementia, Garner forgot to pay for the items, which were retrieved by Walmart employees. Denver Metro News. The family criticized a speech by Chief Robert Ticer. Both Jalali and Hopp resigned on April 30 amid an internal investigation, the Daily Beast reported. While bantering with a male officer, he said later that he was proud because it was the first time he got to use his hobble restraint. Hopp was dispatched to a local Walmart on the report of attempted shoplifting. Hopp and former officer Daria Jalali were charged in May 2021, almost a year after the arrest of the then-73-year-old Garner. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of Following this, several of Garners family members took to the podium to speak their mind on the sentencing and the case as a whole. On May 19, the arresting officer, Austin Hopp, was charged with second-degree assault, attempt to influence a public servant, and official misconduct. There are a lot of kids in this neighborhood and the amount of PDA was a little weird," they said. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ Are you finished? Everyone chuckled. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Officer Austin Hopp and two others who mocked a woman with dementia were fired Credit: Loveland Police Department/Facebook. "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. Daria Jalali, 28, appeared before 8th Judicial District Court Judge Joshua Lehman Friday morning to be sentenced for failure to intervene in the use of excessive force, a class 1 misdemeanor. Jalali, as the defendant, was given the opportunity to speak to the judge and the courtroom before sentencing. A woman who entered the courtroom with Jalali, and who sat behind her in the first row of the courtroom, was seen wiping away tears during the judge's comments. Hopp, Jalali and Blackett have become the focus of several investigations in connection with Garner's arrest in 2020 after an excessive use of force lawsuit placed on Garner's behalf by attorney Sarah Schielke. OFFICER DARIA JALALI, Loveland Police Officer, in her individual capacity, and . We all have choices to make in life, and all our choices have consequences, he said. 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. "Well, I thought it went great," Hopp said in the video, adding, "I think we crushed it." In body camera footage of the June 26, 2020 incident, Hopp can be seen grabbing Garner from behind at the side of the road when she started to walk away. In the video, which had been previously released, Jalali can be seen attempting to put Garner in her car following Hopps arrest of the elderly woman. "What?" if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ InLarimer County Court in early March, Hopp pleaded guilty to an assault charge that was punishable by 2 to 8 years in prison. Police officers are expected and need to execute their duties with precision and awareness. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. is at least part of a malicious intent. 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. Hopp says later: We crushed it. Jalali voiced concern she was not helping enough, but Hopp appears to support her. Rude.. gads_event = event; Hear the pop?. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. There was more than just that guy., Later in the video, Hopp said, I cant believe I threw a 73-year-old on the ground.. }); Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. They continued to watch. Phil Metzler, Jalali said she was a little bloody, a little muddy.. Daria Jalali, 28, was immediately taken into custody after her sentencing Friday to serve a 45-day jail sentence. The charges stem from the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner by former officer Austin Hopp. Loveland police used excessive force in arrest of 73-year-old woman: lawsuit. } For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. According to the lawsuit, she was held in that cell for two and a half hours before being taken to the hospital. Garner, who returned the items before leaving the store, was thrown to the ground by Hopp after failing to comply with orders to stop walking. ", "This case is not about a mistake," she said before she handed down the sentence. pg.acq.push(function() { ', 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.. When I had her pushed against the car when you first got there? She also said that while Jalali and Hopp have faced sentencing there is more work and reform that needs to be done with law enforcement in Loveland. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. hitType: 'event', Antolina Hillwere added to an amended complaint on Sunday. The plaintiff, who the lawsuit says suffers from sensory aphasia that interferes with her communicative abilities, turned to walk away. Shes just very flexible and very He covered his mouth to whisper something, then said, Did you hear the pop? "A law enforcement officer's job is to protect and serve. / CBS Colorado. He said that he had not watched any of the video or media that had been posted about the case prior to Friday, and hearing Garners voice for the first time as she said she was going home in the video was incredibly eye-opening. We will hold law enforcement accountable just like we will any other criminal actors, he said. 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. 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. Hopp first encountered Garner after being dispatched to a report of an attempted theft at a Loveland Walmart, according to CBS Denver. A department spokesperson, Tom Hacker, later confirmed they had resigned. We are one of the worlds fastest growing 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. "I do think you are sorry, but I dont think you get it.".
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