A police officer has handed down a brutal sentence to a Septuaginarian
The victim also suffered from cognitive impairment. The 73-year-old woman had her arm broken when she was arrested.
Internal inquiries into the incident initially yielded no complaints about Austin Hopp’s behavior.
AFP
A former Colorado police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison for violently arresting a 73-year-old mentally ill woman with a broken arm, sprained wrist and shoulder replacement when she was arrested.
Karen Corner went to a supermarket in Loveland (West America), Colorado in June 2020 to buy small items for $ 14. But according to his lawyer, he failed to pay due to dementia, which led the store staff to call the police, although they were able to recover the items.
On the side of the road a policeman named Austin Hop caught a septuagenarian walking home. Because she refused to obey his commands, perhaps she did not understand, and he wrapped his arms around her back so that he could belt her and fasten her to the floor. “I’m going home,” the victim repeated, distracted by the sight. These gruesome arrests, filmed by a board camera fitted to a police officer, caused great emotion at the time, especially CCTV footage taken shortly afterwards at the police station, showing Austin Hopp and other colleagues flirting. Re-enables the display.
Austin Hop subsequently withdrew from the force
“Ready for pop? I think it was his shoulder, ”the smiling policeman said, then left the Loveland Police Force with two of his colleagues. During his interrogation, the former police officer pleaded guilty to the assault and apologized to Corner’s family on Thursday, the Denver Post reported, saying he was “really ashamed” of his actions.
Larry County Court Judge Michael Brinager said, “This case is not about a misdemeanor.” “It was about a young policeman who spoke of his power and authority and his toughness, and showed a chaotic disposition that transcended any sense of humanity,” he began to deliver his verdict. Internal inquiries into the incident initially yielded no complaints about Austin Hopp’s behavior. But last year, the city of Loveland reached a conciliatory agreement to pay $ 3 million in compensation to the family of Karen Corner, who is suing her in civil proceedings.
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