The maximum sentence of failure to intervene comes with up to 60 days in jail and five years of probation. }); Hopp, 26, was charged with using excessive force and purposefully misleading his supervisors. eventAction: 'click_ads' 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. The fact that two law enforcement officers couldnt comprehend that is incomprehensible to me. Hopp, according to the video, told Jalali to help him get Garner on the ground. }); ga('ads.send', { document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ "They were all over each other, touching each other, laughing, kissing, and hugging right in the front yard. Judge sentences former Loveland Police Officer Daria Jalali for 'abysmal failure to protect and serv, FORT COLLINS, CO - AUGUST 5, 2022: Former Loveland police officer Daria Jalali, far right, looks over her shoulder at people in the courtroom Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, during her sentencing hearing at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins. disappointed., [Screengrab via Loveland Police Department], Have a tip we should know? Jalali pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to intervene with an . ga('ads.send', { "You have to remember this went on for two hours," the judge said. } Emailus. A federal lawsuit said police slammed Garner, who was 73 at the time, to the ground and hogtied her. "They mostly kept to themselves. She also said that a neuropsychological evaluation has shown that Jalali did not have the "psychological makeup" to act with the precision and awareness that are expected of police officers. hitType: 'event', I think that speaks to the deterrent effect for the conviction of this crime., Maillaro, echoing what Shannon Steward had said, pointed out that throughout Garners arrest and holding, Jalali had every opportunity to stop the cruelty.. Blackett responds by saying, "the bodycam show" amid someone's giggles. Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali After a brief investigation, Hopp resigned from the Loveland Police. Daria Jalali, the second officer to respond to a call involving Garner, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of Failure to Intervene. Garners son, John Steward, addressed the court before the sentence was announced. Loveland Police Officers Placed on Leave Over Karen Garner Arrest A second video released by the attorney showed Hopp and other officers at the police station laughing and joking about the arrest. While in custody, Garner told Hopp that she was in pain at least 14 times, prosecutors said, yet he. 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. hitType: 'event', "I do think you are sorry, but I dont think you get it.". 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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. He further shoved the 80-pound elderly dementia patient against the hood of his car. "This is great," Hopp responds, to which Jalali retorts sayings he hates it. 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. 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Hopp then roughly took Garner to the ground and placed her in handcuffs, the video showed. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Philip Metzler was named in the original lawsuit; he was accused of helping cover up what happened and helping deny Garner access to medical care. 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. [emailprotected]. The law makes it clear that sometimes there is going to be an officer that acts outside of their legal duties, and that is why we have a law that says if you do see that you have to act.. A second officer, Daria Jalali, arrived and assisted as Hopp walked Garner toward a police car. Jalali was caught saying, "It's just like live TV. Former Loveland police officer involved in violent arrest of Karen Karen Garner arrest: Video shows Colorado police officers - CNN Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. 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. Emailus. Former Loveland officers turn themselves in after being charged in At the time of Garner's arrest, Metzler was Hopp and Jalali's supervising officer. However, after reviewing the content and the body camera footage, the judge said he "gets stomachaches" watching the body camera footage. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The attorney said that because of the dementia, Garner forgot to pay for the items, which were retrieved by Walmart employees. Austin Hopp, 'Ready for the Pop?' Loveland Cop, Sentenced for Violent Colorado cops who cheered while watching footage of 73-year-old woman Garner reportedly has dementia. This is what it appears to be by the defendant, he said. 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 love it," Hopp hits back. hitType: 'event', Around the mid-way point, one of the officers (apparently one of the guys) farted. Daria Jalali Jalali, 28, appeared in the 8th Judicial District Court Tuesday afternoon where her attorney Anna Geigle said she has been in discussions with the 8th Judicial District. let gads_event; "I hate this," Jalali says. but it can also be stressful. ", "What happened in June of 2020 was an abysmal failure. 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.. IE 11 is not supported. 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 was sentenced to five years in prison in early May after pleading guilty to second-degree assault in early March. I do hope this brings the next level of closure for Ms. Garner and her family.. }) Philip Metzler used excessive force when they arrested Karen Garner in June 2020 on suspicion of stealing $13.88. The Loveland police chief, Robert Ticer, announced the departures of officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali and the community services officer Tyler Blackett in connection to the arrest of Karen. He said he felt sick to the stomach reading the evidence in the case. Philip Metzler and Antolina Hill, former officers Daria Jalali and Austin Hopp, and former community service officer Tyler Blackett as individual defendants. Attorney Eric Ziporin said in an email the city has no comment on the mediation outcome. Colorado Police Laughed at Body-Cam of Violent Arrest of Karen Garner }); 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. "Bodycams are my favorite thing to watch. Julia Cardi [email protected] Both Jalali and Hopp resigned on April 30 amid an internal investigation, the Daily Beast reported. }) ga('ads.send', { This is not the result of a mental deficit, this is not a result of a lack of training. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Law&Crime reached out for comment about the new surveillance footage. Ex-officer who injured elderly Colorado woman with dementia during "We should not have kept her in (the cell without medical attention.)". AP Jalali's lawyer, Anna Geigle, said Loveland police and another department let her. Minyvonne Burkeis a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. I ask that justice be served for my mom today.. 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. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Allisa Swartz, Garners daughter, spoke through tears as she explained how hard it was to watch the footage once again of her mother being arrested. Loveland police used excessive force in arrest of 73-year-old woman: lawsuit. 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. Have a tip or story idea? Colorado Cops Injured a 73-Year-Old Woman With Dementia, Then Joked }); That avoided the minimum 10 to 30 or more years in prison he would have faced with a trial and conviction. "This isn't something where I can see how someone in the heat of the moment thought this was appropriate. Body camera video released by the attorney showed Hopp telling Garner to stop and talk to him as she walked home. 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. I introduced myself to Austin but he wasn't that friendly," a neighbor said. "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. 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We are one of the worlds fastest growing 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. Supervising officer Sgt. ", "This case is not about a mistake," she said before she handed down the sentence. Reach him at afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com or on Twitter @Austinfleskes07. There was a brief pause. Asked by a male officer, he said he did not read her Miranda rights. Whether movers in Fort Collins are helping you Austin Fleskes joined the Reporter-Herald team in August 2020 as the newsroom's public safety reporter. 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. The last time I saw either of them was just days before the news broke of the lawsuit they were involved in. 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. 3 Loveland police officers in Karen Garner excessive force lawsuit out 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. You were definitely fighting, he said. He picked her up, bent her over the hood of his vehicle, and twisted her left arm. "Thats not ever how I should see my mom being treated.". Employees stopped her at the entrance. 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The video showed them struggling to get Garner in the back of the car. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. The family felt the video in the case proved Hopp was guilty on all counts beyond a reasonable doubt. Body camera footage from Hopp showed the officer approaching Garner as she walked home. Please enter valid email address to continue. > Below: Body camera footage shows the arrest. InLarimer County Court in early March, Hopp pleaded guilty to an assault charge that was punishable by 2 to 8 years in prison. Loveland ex-cops charged with injuring dementia patient. Case against former Loveland police officer Daria Jalali moved again MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of The judge suggested that Jalali's lack of actions to help Garner that day may have been dogged by her romantic involvement with Hopp. After Garner filed a federal lawsuit this month and her lawyer released body-camera footage of her arrest, the department announced it was putting Hopp, the arresting officer, on leave. 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. UPDATED: Officers Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali, Tyler Blackett resign from I haven't seen either of them around since." }); We are one of the worlds fastest growing 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { When Garner began to slump toward the ground, Jalali arrived and said, "Stand up! Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, Colorado officers who violently arrested He noted that the case has impacted so many people even beyond the Garner family, including the nurse at the Larimer County Jail who evaluated Garner when she arrived. Jalali, as the defendant, was given the opportunity to speak to the judge and the courtroom before sentencing. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { pg.acq.push(function() { 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. 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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. The judge said he did not watch any news coverage of the Garner arrest and that he only watched the content provided in court during her hearing. Citing surveillance footage, the plaintiffs legal team says the officers were aware of Garners injuries but did not summon help. Daria Jalali, the 28-year-old cop, received three years of probation in addition to jail time. The Moving can be an exciting experience. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. "The pop" alludes to something in the video, but what it is is unclear. 4. "Well, I thought it went great," Hopp said in the video, adding, "I think we crushed it." window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { 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. READ MORE, Lin Wood says Walmart food has 'fetal tissues', calls Rockefeller 'devil worshipper', Karen Garners family slams arrest that left elderly dementia patient with dislocated shoulder, fractured arm, After the old lady turned away from Hopp, the officer grabbed her arm, pushed her to the ground, and handcuffed her. Video of Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali Talking About Arrest of Karen Garner First published on August 5, 2022 / 10:12 AM. The cops resigned after the woman's family sued them and the city of Loveland over the arrest. }); Garner's attorney Sarah Schielke said the video was viewed and conversations about it took place while Garner was in a cell 10 feet away. It really shows you, my God this is just not a little personthis was a delicate, very fragile elderly woman," the judge said. "He took pride in humiliating my mom," he said. Hopp first encountered Garner after being dispatched to a report of an attempted theft at a Loveland Walmart, according to CBS Denver. Apparently, you did not.. 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. I take that personally. PDF In the United States District Court for The District of Colorado - Kdvr Officer Austin Hopp, who brutally dislocated Karen Garner's shoulder during the arrest on June 26, 2020 after she left Walmart without paying for a candy bar, a can of Pepsi and a t-shirt. 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 . New York Post reported that Jalali resigned as an officer with the Loveland Police Department in April 2021, along with two other colleagues, and faced up to 60 days behind bars. Daria Jalali: 'Laughing' cop faces jail for standing by as colleague He repeatedly dodged questions regarding our family. is at least part of a malicious intent. }); Another neighbor said the couple were very touchy-feely in public. 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.