LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) - Nearly two years after allegedly breaking the arm of an elderly woman living with dementia during a controversial arrest, former Loveland Police Officer Austin Hopp. Use caution in this area. I want to extend my deep appreciation to Chief Ticer for his nearly six years of leadership, stewardship, and vision for Loveland. Two former officers, Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, are facing criminal charges for their part in her arrest, and the city settled a civil lawsuit with Garners family for $3 million. Ashe is requesting a jury overturn Ticer's decision to fire him and award him back pay and compensation for lost benefits since his termination. We hope you will find useful information in the links on the left. 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Three more Colorado police officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia, according to the Loveland city managers office. He did not immediately provide the name of the lawyers hired by the city. FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Three police officers involved in the arrest and detention of 73-year-old Karen Garner, who has dementia, last summer have resigned, Loveland police officials. Austin Hopp, 26, pleaded not guilty to all three charges in connection with the arrest of now 74-year-old Karen Garner who has dementia in June 2020. And last month, the city of Loveland reached a $290,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed against the police department for allegedly wrongfully arresting a man in September 2019. As fellow now-former 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. Garner then can be heard saying, "Don't do that!" It was discussed at every level of the process, including the actions Chief Ticer took once he was made aware of the situation.. Are you finished? 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Show Transcript. I could watch livestream bodycams all day, Jalali says. That's how it works," Jalali says. Mark Hansel. Jalali can be seen in the bodycam video pinning helping Hopp to pin Garner to the police car Credit: The Life & Liberty Law Office. The city has not said when the completed internal investigation into Garners arrest will be released to the public. "Seeing horrible things that people do to each other every day really plays a part in that disconnect, and when that disconnect really happens, [that video is] what it looks like," Fanning told 9NEWS. "A little bloody. Jared Polis signed a sweeping police reform bill into law. The chief said the video of officers laughing about it does not represent the department. After serving on the LPD for nearly six years, Bob Ticer is leaving to take the position as chief of the Prescott Valley Police Department in Arizona. That avoided the minimum 10 to 30 or more years in prison he would have faced had there been a trial and a conviction. CNN has contacted the Fraternal Order of Police numerous times and has not heard back. Loveland Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali and Community Services Officer Tyler Blackett were all on administrative leave before Chief Robert Ticer announced their departures from the police department during a press conference. Soon after the lawsuit was filed, Ticer showed contrition. Loveland, Colorado, police officers watch body camera footage of Karen Garner's arrest. "It's a really important thing for everyone to know that this is now a criminal investigation," said Hacker. Beyond more criminal charges, Garners family wants to know exactly who knew about the brutality of the arrest prior to the federal lawsuit being filed and why those people did not act. The LPD officers on administrative leave include: Schielke alleges the video shows the three arresting officers watching body camera video of Garner's arrest, laughing and celebrating the excessive force, and fist-bumping the fact that one of the officers intimidated a citizen who stopped to make a complaint. Metzler and three other Loveland officers involved in Garners arrest are no longer with the department, Fort Collins man sues Loveland police officer, alleges wrongful DUI arrest, currently faces multiple felony charges alleging he assaulted Garner, Loveland police buy new body cameras, Tasers to enhance de-escalation, transparency efforts. The lawsuit says Garner had attempted to leave a Walmart with less than $14 worth of items she forgot to purchase. Loveland Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali and Community Services Officer Tyler Blackett stepped down over the June 2020 arrest of Karen Garner, Police Chief Robert Ticer said during a. Phil Metzler and Daria Jalali. A fourth officer, Sgt. Viewed separately, the body camera footage shows Hopp holding the handcuffed Garner facing away from him against the car. Hopp, Jalali and Blackett all failed to mention a shoulder injury in their original reports, even though investigators determined that Hopp heard about the potential injury on a phone before he submitted his use-of-force statement, the affidavit states. experienced, we hope that this sentence can bring some measure of justice to her and her family.". Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for Hopp and Jalali, and McLaughlin said he believed the two former officers planned to turn themselves in. A former Loveland police officer says he was wrongfully fired in October and is asking a jury to overturn the decision and award him back pay, according to a lawsuit filed in December. 9NEWS has not been able to obtain the raw video. The four officers being placed on leave follows the release of video showing officers identified as Hopp, Jalali and Blackett laughing as they begin to watch the body camera footage of Garners arrest. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald), Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali (credit: Larimer County). Phillip Metzlers calls related to the arrest of Karen Garner in June 2020. Those officers no longer work for the department and their sergeant resigned but Ticer remained in place until now. McLaughlin says there is no set timeframe to complete the investigation, but it is a priority for his office. Loveland Police Department is located at 810 E 10th Street, Loveland, CO 80537 map Lobby hours: Monday through Friday 8am-5pm The LPD lobby is a safe place for online sales transactions and custody exchanges. The city launched an independent internal investigation into Garners arrest and an independent assessment of the departments policies, culture and procedures. Garners attorney, Sarah Schielke said viewing of the video and the conversations around it all took place as Garner was 10 feet away in a cell. > Video below was provided by Garner's lawyer, who edited in the verbatim and the commentary at the bottom of the screen. The incident occurred in 2020 but a lawsuit wasnt filed until last year. FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) Multiple charges have been filed against two Loveland police officers for their involvement in the arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia. Prosecutors charged Jalali with three misdemeanors: failing to report excessive use of force, failure to intervene in an excessive use of force and official misconduct. A former Loveland police officer says he was wrongfully fired in October and is asking a jury to overturn the decision and award him back pay, according to a lawsuit filed in December. Metzler was placed on leave on April 27 and makes $2,362 a week, Loveland salary records show. Both were arrested and charged with crimes related to Garner's arrest. "Hear the pop?". Philip Metzler. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.