Then failed to provide her with medical care until six hours after her arrest. Garner's family and her attorney allege that officers fractured Garner's arm, dislocated her shoulder, sprained her wrist, and covered her body in bruises, When a bystander asked them, 'Do you have to use that much aggression?', one of the officers replied, 'What are you doing? Get out of here. Ī second officer, Daria Jalali, a third-year officer, arrived and helped Hopp hold Garner against the hood of a police vehicle while pulling her handcuffed arms. Garner, who weighed 80 pounds (36 kilograms), repeatedly said 'I am going home' Īs Hopp forced her to the ground over and over. Within seconds Hopp grabbed Garner's arms, pulled them backwards, and handcuffed her. Hopp moved aggressively to arrest Garner, who appeared confused and frightened Īnd continued walking with her hands in the air gripping the flowers. Minutes later Austin Hopp, a first-year officer with the Loveland Police Department, įound Garner picking wildflowers in a field alongside the road. Walmart stated the employees then called the police because Garner pulled off an employee's facemask. After the employees took the items back from her, Garner began walking home. Walmart employees followed Garner outside, took back the items, Īnd refused to allow her to pay for them. On June 26, 2020, Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia and sensory aphasia, left a Walmart in Loveland, Colorado, allegedly without paying for cleaning supplies, a T-shirt, candy, and soda worth $13.88. Store surveillance video and police bodycam footage A second officer on the scene, Daria Jalali, was charged with failure to intervene, failure to report the use of excessive force, and official misconduct. On May 19, the arresting officer, Austin Hopp, was charged with second-degree assault, attempt to influence a public servant, and official misconduct. After body camera footage of the arrest and surveillance footage of the officers celebrating circulated widely that same month, three officers resigned and one went on leave pending investigations by city, county, and federal officials. Surveillance video from the police station taken after the arrest shows officers laughing, mocking Garner, and exchanging fist bumps while watching their own body camera footage of her injury and arrest.Ī lawsuit, filed in April 2021, alleges that the officers used excessive force and failed to provide Garner with timely medical attention. On June 26, 2020, Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia and sensory aphasia, suffered a broken arm, dislocated shoulder, and other injuries while being violently arrested by police in Loveland, Colorado, who had been summoned by Walmart employees after Garner left the store without paying for $13.88 worth of merchandise.

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