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LOVELAND, Colo. — The former Loveland Police officer who was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting Karen Garner will not be released into community corrections, the Colorado Department of Corrections decided on Wednesday. The Department of Corrections considered moving Hopp even though he had served less than a year of his five-year sentence. In a decision Wednesday, Hopp was denied the move, which had been opposed by Garner's family. >The video above aired ahead of Wednesday's decision not to release Hopp. Last May, a Larimer County District Judge sentenced Hopp to five years in prison for the assault involving Garner, who has dementia. Hopp previously pleaded guilty to an assault charge related to the June 2020 arrest and assault. He was initially charged with three counts including assault but pleaded guilty to a single charge of second-degree assault, a Class 4 felony.  
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FORT COLLINS, CO - MARCH 2, 2022: Former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp walks to the podium before pleading guilty to felony assault Wednesday, March 2, 2022, for his connection to the 2020 arrest of Karen Garner during a hearing at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins. It is a lesser charge than he originally faced with a less severe sentence. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
An attorney released footage of Karen Garner's June 26, 2020, arrest in April of last year as part of a federal civil rights lawsuit. It alleges that Garner was forcibly pushed to the ground and that during the arrest, she suffered multiple injuries. Those injuries included a dislocated shoulder, a broken humerus and a sprained wrist. Related Articles 'An abysmal failure': Former officer gets 45 days in jail in Karen Garner case Former Loveland cop sentenced to 5 years in assault of Karen Garner Report details dishonesty, mistakes by police in Loveland arrestHopp and former officer Daria Jalali were charged in May 2021, almost a year after the arrest of Garner, who was 73 when the incident took place. Jalali also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 45 days in jail and 36 months of probation.  
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Garner was arrested while walking home along Mountain Lion Road. She had just come from a nearby Walmart where she attempted to leave without paying for about $14 worth of items, the lawsuit says. The 8th Judicial District Attorney's Office said that Garner's misdemeanor case was dismissed. Garner's family announced a settlement of their lawsuit with the city of Loveland in September 2021 for $3 million. SUGGESTED VIDEOS: Investigations & Crime |
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