Original complaint amended to add more officers
y AUSTIN FLESKES | afleskes@prairiemountainmedia.com |
PUBLISHED: April 26, 2021 at 8:08 a.m. | UPDATED: April 26, 2021 at 7:35 p.m.
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In the video, Jalali can be heard saying that “bodycams are my favorite thing to watch.” Just minutes later she can be seen pulling her hat down over her face, saying, “I hate this.”
“This is great,” Hopp responds.
“Ready for the pop? Hear the pop?” Hopp can be heard saying about the apparent dislocation of Garner’s shoulder. According to the release, Garner was handcuffed to a bench just 10 feet away from them at the time.
“This horrific statement comes to light after Ms. Garner’s family hired a sound engineer to enhance the
audio on Loveland police station booking videos from the day of Karen’s arrest,” the release said. “It is not the only grotesque revelation to come from these booking station videos.”
According to the release, during the first hour Garner was in custody, she can be heard saying “they hurt my shoulders” 22 times, “they hurt my wrists” 13 times, “they keep hurting” eight times and “it hurts” eight times. Garner was allegedly not given any medical treatment while at the Loveland police station.
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“Well, regardless, BlueTeam has it,” Hopp can be heard saying in the booking area surveillance video. “I used force, so.”
The new release also alleges that Metzler, the supervisor on scene when Garner was arrested, knew she was injured and authorized that she be kept in a cell without medical evaluation or treatment at the department, “even coming through to check on the status of the report writing and knowing (Garner) was still locked away and injured mere feet away,” the release says.
Hill, another supervising officer who has been added to the complaint, allegedly came through the booking area while Garner was being held and personally reviewed Hopp’s affidavit describing his use of force. She allegedly notarized it, laughed and “joined in on jokes that were being made regarding Ms. Garner’s age and small size, her injuries, and the fact that the hobble (hog-tie) used on her got her blood on it and so would ‘need to be washed,'” according to the press release.
More:
https://www.reporterherald.com/2021/04/26/new-information-released-on-karen-garner-incident-officers-seen-laughing-over-her-arrest-in-newly-released-video/
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