She told Judge Joshua Lehman that she thought Garner was intoxicated and believed Garner was only complaining about her handcuffs so she could get out of them. Jalali apologized to Garner and her family in court, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported. ![]() Her family has said her condition deteriorated after her arrest and she requires around-the-clock care as a result. ![]() Loveland settled a lawsuit filed by Garner for $3 million. Hopp was sentenced in May to five years in prison for his treatment of Garner. Jalali, who arrived after Garner was handcuffed, says, “Stand up! We’re not going to hold you.” Soon after, Garner began to slump toward the ground. Later, he pushed her against the hood of his car and, after she tries to turn around, he moves her bent left up arm up near her head. Police body camera video released last year shows Garner repeatedly saying that she was trying to go home.Īfter Garner turns away from him, the footage shows Hopp grabbing her arm and pushing her to the ground and handcuffing her. She had faced up to 60 days in jail for failing to intervene, a crime created by lawmakers as part of a police reform bill passed during protests over racial injustice and police brutality in 2020.įormer officer Austin Hopp arrested Garner after she left a store without paying for about $14 worth of items. (AP) - A former Colorado police officer who did not stop another officer from being rough with a 73-year-old woman with dementia was sentenced Friday to 45 days in jail and three years of probation.ĭaria Jalali earlier pleaded guilty in the arrest of Karen Garner in Loveland, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Denver, in 2020. ![]()
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