Colorado's Fort Collins. A former Colorado police officer was sentenced Friday to 45 days in jail and three years of supervised release for not stopping another officer from roughing up a woman with dementia.
In 2020, Jalali pleaded guilty to the charge of aiding and abetting the arrest of Karen Garner. She was facing 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.
A former officer arrested a woman after she left a store without paying for her purchases. The police body camera video shows that she was trying to leave.
Hopp grabbed her arm and pushed her to the ground after she turned away from him. He pushed her against the hood of his car and after she tried to turn around, he moved her bent left up. The man began to fall towards the ground. Jalali said to stand up. We won't hold you.
In May of this year, Hopp was sentenced to five years in prison for his actions. The lawsuit was settled for three million dollars. She needs around-the-clock care because her condition deteriorated after she was arrested.
Jalali apologized to the family in court. She told the judge that she thought the man was drunk and that he only wanted to get out of her handcuffs.
She said she wanted to be a good police officer but came up short.
Anna Geigle, Jalali's lawyer, said that her client was allowed to stay on the job despite her poor performance in her personnel files. Jalali didn't have the "psychological makeup" to act with the precision and awareness expected of police officers.
Lehman said Jalali should have been aware of the woman's mental health issues.
He watched body camera footage from the arrest for the first time in court. Two law enforcement officers couldn't understand that.
John Steward told the judge that Jalali had no idea of the stress, pain and sadness his family was going through.
All of our choices have consequences. Justice should be served for my mom.
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