Karen Garner was arrested on June 26, 2020 after officials say she tried to shoplift about $14 worth of merchandise from a local Walmart in Loveland, Colo. Image: Screengrab courtesy of attorney Sarah Shielke, Life and Liberty Law Office
Multiple charges have been filed against two former Colorado police officers for their roles in the arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia last year.
The charges were filed on Wednesday against former Loveland Police Department officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, who arrested and booked Karen Garner as she was walking home from a local Walmart after failing to pay for about $14 worth of merchandise.
By: CBS News
A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left a store without paying for items worth about $14 is facing charges of using excessive force, while a second officer is accused of failing to stop or report his actions, prosecutors said Wednesday. But CBS Denver reports the family of Karen Garner says other officers involved, in what they believe was the coverup of the arrest and injuries, need to face charges as well.
Austin Hopp is facing charges of second-degree assault, attempting to influence a public servant and official misconduct in last year s arrest of Garner in Loveland, a city about 50 miles north of Denver. Daria Jalali, who arrived after Garner was handcuffed, is facing charges of failing to report use of force, failing to intervene and official misconduct.
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1of3In this undated photo provided by the Larimer County Sheriff s Office, Austin Hopp is seen in a booking photo in Fort Collins, Colo. Hopp is one of two former police officers facing criminal charges over the rough arrest of a woman with dementia last year. (Larimer County Sheriff s Office via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3In this undated photo provided by the Larimer County Sheriff s Office, Daria Jalali is seen in a booking photo in Fort Collins, Colo.Jalali is one of two former police officers facing criminal charges over the rough arrest of a woman with dementia last year. (Larimer County Sheriff s Office via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
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