}); We dont play this game. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { Not what happened to our mother. Former Loveland, Colorado police officers Austin Hopp, left, and Daria Jalali. }); Hopp was initially charged with assault, attempting to. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. (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. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ 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. "A law enforcement officer's job is to protect and serve. }); Clearly didn't understand what was going on," the judge said. If you try to kick me, oh, this is going to be bad.. 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. The situation disturbed a male bystander, but Hopp told him he did not know the whole story. The trajectory of her life has dramatically changed because of the incidents in this case, she said. 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. Attorney Eric Ziporin said in an email the city has no comment on the mediation outcome. hitType: 'event', gads_event = event; He said that throughout the entire incident Jalali showed an abandonment for the duty of care to protect the community and, especially, the most vulnerable. Hopp then roughly took Garner to the ground and placed her in handcuffs, the video showed. hitType: 'event', The lawsuit said that he fractured and dislocated her shoulder. This was a person who was clearly confused. After a brief investigation, Hopp resigned from the Loveland Police Department, as did Jalali. ga('ads.send', { Swartz said that Garner was humiliated by Jalali and Hopp. 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 . 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 . Jalali, who assisted in the arrest, says body camera footage is "like live TV" later in the video. I take that personally. 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. }); Advertisement Garner's family sued the. There also needs to be deterrents. He said that he will never forget the footage that he had seen of Garners arrest, adding that Jalali has no idea the stress, pain and sadness it has inflicted on their entire family. 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The charges stem from the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner by former officer Austin Hopp. 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. Garner reportedly has dementia. }); 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), I introduced myself to Austin but he wasn't that friendly," a neighbor said. No doubt, with all the cars that stopped. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), LPD has faith in the due process that this investigation allows for., [Screengrab via The Life & Liberty Law Office], Have a tip we should know? The Loveland Police Department has placed Hopp on administrative leave and reassigned Daria Jalali, another officer named in the lawsuit, to administrative duties while it investigates the . Jalali was sentenced to 45 days of straight jail time and 36 months of probation for her involvement in the 2020 Karen Garner arrest. I do hope this brings the next level of closure for Ms. Garner and her family.". This is the result of a choice.. "They mostly kept to themselves. Julia Cardi [email protected] 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. 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. "The trajectory of her life has dramatically changed," her lawyer said as she asked for 18 months of probation with no jail time. According to online court records obtained by Daily Beast, Daria Jalali, a 27-year-old cop who was assisted in Garner's arrest, was charged with failure to report a peace officer's use of force, failure to intervene and first-degree official misconduct. 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. "We should not have kept her in (the cell without medical attention.)". ga('ads.send', { The officers could not be reached for comment. Daria Jalali, the 28-year-old cop, received three years of probation in addition to jail time. InLarimer County Court in early March, Hopp pleaded guilty to an assault charge that was punishable by 2 to 8 years in prison. pg.acq.push(function() { They continued to watch the footage, and bantered about her arrival at the arrest. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. }); Ready for the pop? Hopp said. Law&Crime reached out for comment about the new surveillance footage. Former Loveland, Colorado police officers Austin Hopp, left, and Daria Jalali. Several of Jalali's neighbors confirmed to the news outlet that Hopp and Jalali had been living together but were aloof and unfriendly. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ The entire incident was caught on bodycam footage. 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. ga('ads.send', { Read his latest reports or check out his bio and send him an email. }); OFFICER DARIA JALALI, Loveland Police Officer, in her individual capacity, and . The footage, newly released by the Life & Liberty Law Office, picks up later in the day, with officers bantering during the womans booking. "I made a terrible mistake that day," he said. Karen Garner: Loveland cops Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali fist bump, laugh at arrest footage of dementia patient, Who is Karen Garner? Jalali was also charged with official misconduct and failing to stop or report Hopp's actions. > Below: Body camera footage shows the arrest. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { 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.. Austin Hopp, 26, is a former first-year officer with the Loveland Police Department. 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. eventAction: 'click_adunit' "What?" . Have a tip or story idea? "This whole thing was tragic. 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. As fellow officer Daria Jalali responded to the scene, Hopp allegedly separated Garner's shoulder by forcing her arm behind her back and up near her shoulder blades, CBS Denver said. 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. I wanted to be a good police officer and my heart was in the right place, but I still came up short, she said. They refused to let her pay. 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. Denver Metro News. See, you dont know the whole situation, said Hopp. "This is great," Hopp responds, to which Jalali retorts sayings he hates it. Karen Garner arrest: Who are Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali? I am not done, this is not over, she said. Her next court date is June 22, NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver reported. }); hitType: 'event', Have a tip or story idea? document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ 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. Alongside these three, Sgt. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. gads_event = event; 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. While in custody, Garner told Hopp that she was in pain at least 14 times, prosecutors said, yet he. 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.