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. }); He apparently pulls her arms behind her back and places her on the ground. Hopp, according to the video, told Jalali to help him get Garner on the ground. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ ga('ads.send', { 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. } Denver Metro News. Carrying a wildflower in her hand, she failed to comply with multiple orders to stop. It was an abysmal failure of that duty to protect and serve," the judge said. 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. A bodycam video revealed Karen Garner, 73, a dementia patient, being harassed by a cop while a colleague laughed. They continued to watch. She had all of the information she needed, the reason that she did not act . 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. A male bystander was so disturbed that he called out Hopp, but the officer dismissed his concerns. I think it was her shoulder, Hopp said. Jalali was given a badge to protect and to serve and that is not what she did, she said. 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. 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.. I ask that justice be served for my mom today.. Are you finished? he said. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Attorney Eric Ziporin said in an email the city has no comment on the mediation outcome. Hopp left the police department in April 2021. If you try to kick me, oh, this is going to be bad.. See, you dont know the whole situation, said Hopp. They continued to watch the footage, and bantered about her arrival at the arrest. ', Thats going to turn into something, Jalali said. ", '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! Body-camera footage showing Karen Garner being pushed to the ground and handcuffed led to outpouring of anger. Loveland police used excessive force in arrest of 73-year-old woman: lawsuit. Hopp repeatedly pointed out there was a pop., Did you hear the pop? he said. Loveland Police Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali arrested Karen Garner, 73, on June 26, 2020, after she left Walmart without paying $13-worth of items Footage from Hopp's body-camera shows. },false) Lets wreck it!'. The video showed them struggling to get Garner in the back of the car. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { While in custody, Garner told Hopp that she was in pain at least 14 times, prosecutors said, yet he. "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. 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. I do hope this brings the next level of closure for Ms. Garner and her family.". }); eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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. Garner's attorney previously released bodycam footage from her arrest on June 26, 2020, after she forgot to pay $13.38 for her Walmart purchases. The video shows Hopp, Jalali and Blackett laughing as they begin to watch the body camera footage of Garner's arrest. They refused to let her pay. Those files, she said, depict a pattern of poor performance on written examinations, physical activities, behavioral observations and more, that were all excused. gads_event = event; The officers are Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali as well as community service officer Tyler Blackett. Police video shows officers joking about violent arrest of Colorado woman, 73, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. "I hate this," Jalali says. "Thats not ever how I should see my mom being treated.". 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.. "I truly did get into the line of work to serve the community.". 4. Larimer County jail records show Austin Hopp, 26, was arrested at 8:32 a.m. and that Daria Jalali, 27, was arrested at 9:48 a.m. Warrants had been issued for their arrest on Wednesday after they were each charged with three counts for the actions during the arrest of Karen Garner last year and the reporting of the incident that followed. 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. ga('ads.send', { The maximum sentence of failure to intervene comes with up to 60 days in jail and five years of probation. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Read his latest reports or check out his bio and send him an email. 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. The cops resigned after the woman's family sued them and the city of Loveland over the arrest. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ eventAction: 'load' 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. 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. The arrest of Garner took place in June 2020 and made it to the national headlines. He further shoved the 80-pound elderly dementia patient against the hood of his car. 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.. Garners attorneys claim that police deprived her of medical attention for more than six hours. Her next court date is June 22, NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver reported. The charges stem from the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner by former officer Austin Hopp. The judge after watching the body camera video footage said, "She just sounds out of it and terrified to me. hitType: 'event', 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. / CBS News. 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. Reach him at afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com or on Twitter @Austinfleskes07. . Hopp and former officer Daria Jalali were charged in May 2021, almost a year after the arrest of the then-73-year-old Garner. While only one video was played to the court, there was more footage, she said, noting that the footage depicts a consistent string of decisions to not act on what was happening. hitType: 'event', }); 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. This was a situation where the obligation to do that was painfully obvious.. I mean its done, you know. I was like, Alright, lets wrestle girl! Colombia wants to deport "cocaine hippos" to stop them from multiplying, 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says, Skeletal remains found in Pennsylvania identified as man missing since 2013, Don't make these 3 common password mistakes, experts say. "There is nothing I want more than to go back in time and fix this.". (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald), Hopp's actions were more concerning overall. } 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. Describing herself as possibly naive and immature, Jalali apologized to Garner and her family. Hopp, Jalali, and the male officer begin watching the firsts body cam footage. Garner, who has dementia, allegedly tried to steal less than $15 worth of goods from the store. As in the prior sentencing of former officer Austin Hopp, this verdict does not change Ms. Garner's wrongful and illegal treatment or the pain she and her family have experienced. I wanted to be a good police officer and my heart was in the right place, but I still came up short, she said. ga('ads.send', { hitType: 'event', media-tech companies with hubs around the world. A video captured on a police body camera last year showed Garner repeatedly saying she was trying to go home while picking flowers. 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. We're not going to hold you." Ms. }); Daria Jalali: 'Laughing' cop faces jail for standing by as colleague brutally arrested dementia patient Karen Garner. 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.. At the time of Garner's arrest, Metzler was Hopp and Jalali's supervising officer. Update 7:20 p.m.:Garner family attorneySarah Schielkesaid in a statement obtained by Law&Crime that it was long overdue for the three officers to become unemployed, but voiced concern about Metzler still being part of the department, and Hill remaining on duty. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); This is the result of a choice.. The officer took her to the ground and handcuffed her. The judge suggested that Jalali's lack of actions to help Garner that day may have been dogged by her romantic involvement with Hopp. The sergeant remains on leave. hitType: 'event', } When I had her pushed against the car when you first got there? Throughout the 27-minute unedited video, Garner can be heard telling the officer: "I'm going home." Hopp says he is detaining the elderly woman for resisting arrest and for stealing the items at. Are you finished? Hopp can be heard saying. Daria Jalali, the 28-year-old cop, received three years of probation in addition to jail time. A second officer, Daria Jalali, arrived and assisted as Hopp walked Garner toward a police car. Body camera video released by the attorney showed Hopp telling Garner to stop and talk to him as she walked home. "Well, I thought it went great," Hopp said in the video, adding, "I think we crushed it." Jalali, as the defendant, was given the opportunity to speak to the judge and the courtroom before sentencing. 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. "The pop" alludes to something in the video, but what it is is unclear. Everyone chuckled. hitType: 'event', First published on August 5, 2022 / 10:12 AM. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. 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. 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. Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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.. Does she have flowers in her hand? said Jalali. Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. The police department has said they only learned about the allegations surrounding [Garners] arrest on April 14. },false) The arresting officer was placed on administrative leave. There also needs to be deterrents. Today we listened to Chief Ticer give a speech singularly endeavoring to protect only himself and the reputation of the LPD, they said. Phil Metzler, the on-scene officer, and Sgt. 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 Garner, without providing details about how they left. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. hitType: 'event', document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ In the video, Hopp gives his partner Jalali a fist bump when asked how the arrest went, CNN reported. "He took pride in humiliating my mom," he said. "I wish I would have just called medical services to check her out," Jalali said. It is just tragic that this even happened and it was compounded by your continuous choices that you made throughout the two hours you were with her, Judge Lehman told Jalali during the sentencing. Austin Hopp, a former officer with the Loveland Police Department in Colorado, pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner. She was allegedly forced to sit in a holding cell without medical attention for hours, even after Hopp, Jalali and another employees were heard on security footage acknowledging that she may have injuries. She told the judge she felt she was helping Garner by adjusting the handcuffs. 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. is at least part of a malicious intent. Hopp was also sentenced to three years of mandatory parole. 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. Have a tip or story idea? ", Instead of assessing the situation further, he immediately grabbed her arm behind her back and threw her to the ground," Steward said. You are a lot tougher than she is. The fact that two law enforcement officers couldnt comprehend that is incomprehensible to me.. "I do think you are sorry, but I dont think you get it.". He said he felt sick to the stomach reading the evidence in the case. I was like, Okay, youre gonna play, and I was pushing, pushing, pushing, and I hear pop, I was like Oh, no. let gads_event; As part of a plea agreement, Jalali promised to never apply for another law enforcement job either public or private. Blackett and Sgt. 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 officerTyler Blackett, who is being sued for allegedly ignoring the plaintiffs injuries. }); if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ A former Loveland police officer is now the second officer to be sentenced by a court for her role in the rough arrest of Karen Garner, a woman living with dementia. When Garner began to slump toward the ground, Jalali arrived and said, "Stand up! 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. 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. 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. Jalali, who assisted in the arrest, says body camera footage is "like live TV" later in the video. 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. }) Law&Crime reached out for comment about the new surveillance footage. Jalali was also charged with official misconduct and failing to stop or report Hopp's actions. 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. 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.. Jalali returned to report that Garner was complaining that theyre really hurting her.. eventAction: 'click_adunit' The city of Loveland also settled the civil case regarding Garners arrest for $3 million in September of 2021. 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. 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.
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