Dementia sufferer, 73, left with fractured arm after cop tackled her at Walmart when she forgot to pay $13
A DEMENTIA sufferer was left with a dislocated shoulder and fractured arm after a cop tackled her to the ground when she forgot to pay $13 at Walmart.
The police officer has been suspended after pushing 73-year-old Karen Garner and arresting her near the store in Loveland, Colorado.
The arresting officer, Hopp, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation, Loveland police said on Thursday..
Meanwhile, Jalali and Metzler have been reassigned to administrative duties.
"It is the opposite of community policing. I thought a lot about this case as I have prepared to file it, and on paper and in the legal pleading it is an excessive-force case.
"In reality when you watch the video, you see this is a torture case."
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The lawsuit claims medical help was not sought for Garner until six hours after she was arrested, despite her telling officers she was in pain.
It also claims the arrest violated her constitutional protections against excessive force as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act.