Colo. Cop Gets 5 Years for Assaulting Elderly Woman with Dementia During Arrest, Separating Her Shoulder
Karen Garner.Photo: Loveland Police Department A former Colorado police officer was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for violently detaining an elderly woman living with dementia during an arrest. Austin Hopp, formerly of the Loveland Police Department, pleaded guilty to a single charge of second-degree assault in March. She sustained injuries, including a fractured arm and dislocated shoulder,The Washington Postreported. Surveillance footage from inside the Loveland police station showed Hopp and other officers joking about the arrest and mocking Garner, thePostreports....