He made no reference to Karen personally. "Well, I thought it went great," Hopp said in the video, adding, "I think we crushed it." A second video released by the attorney showed Hopp and other officers at the police station laughing and joking about the arrest. Jalali told the judge that she believed Garner was just complaining about the tightness of the handcuffs when she said she was in pain. It worked. Loveland ex-cops charged with injuring dementia patient. }); Austin Hopp was sentenced to five years in. }); Officers Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali and Tyler Blackett resigned. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. "(Jalali) did nothing but to help," the prosecution shared to the court. ga('ads.send', { Ready for the pop? Hopp said. Hopp left the police department in April 2021. Garner suffered a dislocated shoulder, a fractured arm and a sprained wrist, according to the lawsuit, which the citysettled in September for $3 million. Jalali returned to report that Garner was complaining that theyre really hurting her.. Emailus. gads_event = event; OFFICER DARIA JALALI, Loveland Police Officer, in her individual capacity, and . } Hopp then roughly took Garner to the ground and placed her in handcuffs, the video showed. "I hate this," Jalali says. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Rude.. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { 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. Garner reportedly has dementia. Shes just very flexible and very He covered his mouth to whisper something, then said, Did you hear the pop? I introduced myself to Austin but he wasn't that friendly," a neighbor said. 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 in June for failure to intervene in the use of excessive force failing to stop fellow officer Austin Hopp in Garner's brutal arrest. (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 . 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.. When I had her pushed against the car when you first got there? document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ The Denver Gazette has also reached out to the other parties' attorneys for comment. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you try to kick me, oh, this is going to be bad.. "You have to remember this went on for two hours," the judge said. However, after reviewing the content and the body camera footage, the judge said he "gets stomachaches" watching the body camera footage. Daria Jalali, 28, was immediately taken into custody after her sentencing Friday to serve a 45-day jail sentence. Jalali and lawsuit co-defendant Supervising officerSgt. Today we listened to Chief Ticer give a speech singularly endeavoring to protect only himself and the reputation of the LPD, they said. Both Jalali and Hopp resigned on April 30 amid an internal investigation, the Daily Beast reported. > Below: Body camera footage shows the arrest. It is part of a group-think mentality that occurred that day.. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. but it can also be stressful. 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. }) The entire incident was caught on bodycam footage. eventAction: 'view' Garner was taken to a holding facility at the Loveland Police Department, where she complained multiple times about having injuries, CBS Denver reported. 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. Read his latest reports or check out his bio and send him an email. Blackett and Sgt. She said that she always tries to have the best intentions, and truly got into the line of work to help and serve others. The prosecution was quick to tell the judge they felt Jalali's actions were not the result of a lack of training or a mental deficiency, but rather a lack of human decency. Ms. }) Several of Jalali's neighbors confirmed to the news outlet that Hopp and Jalali had been living together but were aloof and unfriendly. He also sentenced her to 45 days in jail with two days of credit for time served. Shannon Steward, Garners daughter-in-law, said that the charge Jalali faces comes from a new Colorado Senate Bill, SB20-217, which she said states officers have a duty to report and intervene in instances of excessive use of force. The plaintiff, who the lawsuit says suffers from sensory aphasia that interferes with her communicative abilities, turned to walk away. 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 officer took her to the ground and handcuffed her. The arrest of Garner took place in June 2020 and made it to the national headlines. 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. Hopp repeatedly pointed out there was a pop., Did you hear the pop? he said. He said he felt sick to the stomach reading the evidence in the case. hitType: 'event', "As soon as you touched her you should have thought maybe this is someone we should be (careful with.)". } Jalali, speaking on her own behalf, began by apologizing to Garner and her family for everything that happened. Philip Metzler used excessive force when they arrested Karen Garner in June 2020 on suspicion of stealing $13.88. Updated on: May 6, 2022 / 7:11 AM Dementia patient, 73, sues cop for fracturing arm during arrest as she forgot to pay $13.38. "I made a terrible mistake that day," he said. According to a YouTube transcription of the video, Hopp continues: "Are you ready for the pop?" let gads_event; }); LOVELAND, COLORADO: A former Colorado police officer has been arrested and sentenced to jail 45 days in jail after she was unable to stop a colleague from roughing up Karen Garner in 2020. At one point, he appears to bend her over the hood of his vehicle, while twisting her left arm. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. }); The dementia-struck old woman suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken elbow during the brutal arrest by the two cops. Independent comment from the Loveland Police Department would not be appropriate at this time. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. ga('ads.send', { }); document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ 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. Lehman sentenced Jalali to 3 years of supervised probation with 250 hours of community service. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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 . pg.acq.push(function() { 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. It really shows you, my God this is just not a little personthis was a delicate, very fragile elderly woman," the judge said. Loveland police used excessive force in arrest of 73-year-old woman: lawsuit. 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. At the time of Garner's arrest, Metzler was Hopp and Jalali's supervising officer. [emailprotected]. The judge after watching the body camera video footage said, "She just sounds out of it and terrified to me. ", "What happened in June of 2020 was an abysmal failure. },false) In June, a Walmart employee called police and said a woman, later identified as 73-year-old Karen Garner, tried to leave without paying for $14 worth of items. Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. Her case is ongoing. Around the mid-way point, one of the officers (apparently one of the guys) farted. You are a lot tougher than she is. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. AP Jalali's lawyer, Anna Geigle, said Loveland police and another department let her. After a brief investigation, Hopp resigned from the Loveland Police Department, as did Jalali. is at least part of a malicious intent. Hopp, Jalali and Blackett were seen on surveillance video released by Garners lawyer this week watching Hopps body-camera footage and commenting while Garner sat handcuffed in a holding cell nearby. She argued that the files show that Jalali truly did not know any better when she arrived on scene the day of Garners arrest and did not act with any malicious intent. 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. 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. Lets wreck it!'. 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. 4. Wow. pg.acq.push(function() { Garners attorneys claim that police deprived her of medical attention for more than six hours. 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 should not have kept her in (the cell without medical attention.)". Hopp and former officer Daria Jalali were charged in May 2021, almost a year after the arrest of the then-73-year-old Garner. ga('ads.send', { This was a person who was clearly confused. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. eventAction: 'click_adunit' Asked by Jalali how it went, Hopp can be heard replying: "I thought it went great." "You do?" Not what happened to our mother. Former Loveland police officers Austin Hopp, left, and Daria Jalali Hopp dislocated Garner's shoulder and fractured her arm. ga('ads.send', { The arresting officer was placed on administrative leave. The city of Loveland also settled the civil case regarding Garners arrest for $3 million in September of 2021. Jalali, the other officer at the scene, was charged with failure to report use of force, failure to intervene and official misconduct. ga('ads.send', { hitType: 'event', This is something that continued to go on, continued to be discussed, continued to be celebrated, continued to be explained, she said, later adding, there is never a point where someone thinks they did something wrong.. }); That is what we need from our law enforcement, the ability to stand up to your fellow officer and say no, what are you doing? Lehman said. A federal lawsuit said police slammed Garner, who was 73 at the time, to the ground and hogtied her. 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. Karen Garner's arm was broken during an arrest by Loveland PD officers, her attorney said. hitType: 'event', 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.. There are a lot of kids in this neighborhood and the amount of PDA was a little weird," they said. 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. Are you finished? An audible pop is heard on the camera, something Hopp acknowledged hearing in footage later released by Loveland police. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of (Law&Crime founder Dan Abrams was the host of Live PD.). ga('ads.send', { [emailprotected]. I am not done, this is not over, she said. She finished by again apologizing and recognizing that she should have acted differently to handle the situation properly. Hopp, 26, was charged with using excessive force and purposefully misleading his supervisors. eventAction: 'load' 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. 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. Body camera footage from Hopp showed the officer approaching Garner as she walked home. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Reach him at afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com or on Twitter @Austinfleskes07. He apparently pulls her arms behind her back and places her on the ground. I ask that justice be served for my mom today.. He repeatedly dodged questions regarding our family. Please enter valid email address to continue. 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