EXCESSIVE FORCE: Loveland Cops Attack Family and Pet Dog in Their Front Yard @LifeLibertyLaw

Sarah Schielke - The Life & Liberty Law Office | EXCESSIVE FORCE: Loveland Cops Attack Family and Pet Dog in Their Front Yard @LifeLibertyLaw | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Another excessive force lawsuit filed against the Loveland Police Department by Attorney Sarah Schielke on June 15, 2022.

Entire chain of command at LPD including current Chief Eric Stewart approved of officers' conduct in this event as reasonable, appropriate and necessary. Even commended them for it. All charges against Jon and S.S. were eventually dismissed. Loveland has refused to apologize or even admit fault.

Full bodycam video of incident available here: youtu.be/kR2Gq7xz59M

The Life & Liberty Law Office has the express written permission of S.S. and Jon Siers to publicly release these videos.

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$COLORADO COPS BEAT UP GOOD SAMARITAN FOR NOT TALKING Loveland Police Officers beat up good Samaritan Preston Sowl because he refused to submit to their questioning. Literally. Thats it. He had committed no crimes. Everyone has a constitutional right to refuse to submit to police questioning. This happened on September 22, 2019. Preston Sowl and his wife saw a downed motorcyclist blocking the exit, trapped under his bike and bleeding. They and several others stopped to render aid and called 911. While the motorcyclist was receiving medical care, Officer Paul Ashe of the Loveland Police Department arrived on scene. Officer Ashe approached Preston and demanded Preston speak to him and answer questions. Preston exercised his constitutional right to decline such questioning. Preston told Officer Ashe he knew his rights, that he did not have to participate in questioning, and that Officer Ashe needed to leave him alone. Officer Ashe did not leave him alone. Instead, Ashe retaliated by falsely arresting Preston for the crime of Obstruction and then violently handcuffing and arresting him with two fellow Loveland Police Officers, Officer Benjamin DeLima, and Detective Clint Schnorr, who was a supervisor. The officers slammed Preston to the pavement and violently twisted his arms behind his back causing his left shoulder to fracture and dislocate. Preston also suffered a torn rotator cuff, and bleeding contusions to his head, knees, legs, arms and wrist. After assaulting Preston, Officer Ashe taunted him, saying things like I told you. I told you. All you had to do is talk to me and Thats what happens when you dont cooperate. Prestons injuries ultimately required complete shoulder replacement surgery. The district attorney’s office dismissed the case and charges against him. No officer or supervisor involved in the violations of his civil rights has been disciplined. Now, in addition to filing a civil lawsuit against the officers involved and the Loveland Police Department, Mr. Sowl is sharing this experience with the media and public in order to expose the Loveland Police Department’s insidious culture of oppressing citizens and their First Amendment rights, its pattern of needless escalation in even the most garden-variety of encounters with the public, and its unacceptable practices of retaliatory arrests and excessive force. Clearly, not even bodycams will stop Loveland police officers from doing whatever they want, to whomever they want, says Prestons attorney, Sarah Schielke of The Life & Liberty Law Office. Think about that. That is how invincible these officers feel. That they could do this to a good Samaritan - knowing its being recorded - it is a terrifying testament to how bad things have gotten. “As we all well know, corrupt and lawless police officers have a long history of being protected by their colleagues and insulated from accountability. Sadly, as this incident shows, it is no different in Loveland,” Ms. Schielke adds. “A badge is not carte blanche to be a bully. It is an obligation to protect and serve the public. And these officers did neither.” Unedited Ashe bodycam video viewable here: https://youtu.be/24FpjooATVc$ $Karen Garner Arrest - Horrific Highlight Reel from Booking Area “Ready for the pop? Here comes the pop.” The quote above is from a Loveland Police officer – Austin Hopp – said in reference to the sound it made when he dislocated and fractured Karen Garner’s shoulder. Hopp made this comment to two fellow Loveland Police officers while they watched his body camera video together at the police station. They all laughed about it. The comment was made while Karen Garner, who has dementia, remained handcuffed to a bench in a cell just 10 feet away from them, alone, confused and crying in pain. She would ultimately go over six hours without any medical attention. This horrific statement comes to light after Ms. Garner’s family hired a sound engineer to enhance the audio on Loveland Police station booking videos from the day of Karen’s arrest. The video reveals a grotesque culture of callous disregard for the health and safety of citizens. The officers fist-bump one another multiple times in self-congratulation for both the assault on Garner and the intimidation of the citizen who attempted to complain about it. In an April 26, 2021 press release responding to the revelations seen in this video, Ms. Garners attorney, Sarah Schielke of The Life & Liberty Law Office states: “This is utterly disgusting. These videos cannot be unseen or unheard. I am sorry to have to share them with the public. This will be traumatic and deeply upsetting for everyone to see. But as it often goes with bad police departments, it seems this is the only way to make them change. They have to be exposed. If I didn’t release this, the Loveland Police’s toxic culture of arrogance and entitlement, along with their abuse of the vulnerable and powerless, would carry on, business as usual. I won’t be a part of that.” “Loveland knew. They’ve known all along,” Schielke continues. “They failed Karen Garner. They failed the community. And they did it all on camera. Do you realize how horrifying that is? That means they were used to getting away with it. That the comfortable norm in Loveland is one of zero accountability. That this is not just some ‘isolated incident.’ It is not just one single ‘problem.’ It is widespread, sociopathic criminality. And to attempt to shift the burden to Karen, or a bystander, or her family, or counsel, to report this? Shame on you, Loveland. You took an oath to protect and serve. This is a disgrace.” Since filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Loveland and three of its officers on April 14, 2021, the Loveland Police Department’s gruesome arrest and abuse of 73-year-old grandmother Karen Garner has horrified the country, making national headlines (New York Times, Washington Post, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Newsweek, The Guardian, Vice). The 8th Judicial District Attorney’s office, in conjunction with the FBI and Fort Collins Police, has since opened a criminal investigation into the Loveland Police. Meanwhile, the City of Loveland has vowed to protect the “due process” rights of its officers, with Chief Robert Ticer putting one officer on administrative leave (Hopp) and “reassigning” the other two officers (Sergeant Metzler and Officer Jalali) to “administrative duties” (desk duty) until the various investigations are completed. To date, the City has yet to extend any apology to Ms. Garner or her family for the various atrocities witnessed on these videos. The complete uncut booking area video is available here: https://youtu.be/1iuuyg94-yI Officer Hopps bodyworn camera video of the assault on Ms. Garner is available here: https://youtu.be/VG0wfPMMR4k CALL TO ACTION: Are you skilled with sound engineering and able to enhance audio to discern what words are being said on poor quality videos? There are still many inaudible sections of conversation in this video (and other videos) and we need your help figuring out the rest of what was said. If you think you can help us, please reach out directly to madie@lifeandlibertylaw.com. NOTICE: The Life & Liberty Law Office DOES authorize the use, reuse, republication and retransmission of this video above for public interest and reporting purposes. The Life & Liberty Law Office Loveland, CO www.lifeandlibertylaw.com Media inquiries may be directed to: madie@lifeandlibertylaw.com (970) 493-1980$ $Loveland Officer Assault on Elderly Lady With Dementia (Complete - Unedited) Ms. Garner is 73 years old and suffers from dementia and sensory aphasia, which impairs her ability to verbally communicate and understand others’ communications. She is five feet tall and weighs 80 pounds. On the afternoon of June 26, 2020, she was walking through a field to her home two blocks away, picking wildflowers, bothering no one, when Officer Hopp pulled up behind her, and called out to her to stop and talk to him. When she indicated she did not understand him, and turned to continue walking home, he grabbed her and violently assaulted her, twisting her arms behind her back, throwing her to the ground and handcuffing her. Just eight seconds passed between Officer Hopp reaching Ms. Garner and Officer Hopp throwing her tiny body to the ground and putting her in handcuffs. Defendant Officer Jalali then arrived and assisted Officer Hopp in violently and needlessly dislocating Ms. Garner’s shoulder, fracturing her humerus, and spraining her wrist. Then they threw her onto the ground again and hog-tied her. Throughout this attack, the only thing the terrified, disabled and injured Ms. Garner was able to utter was “I’m going home!”. She cried out these words over 38 times. Supervising officer Sergeant Metzler arrived on scene in the middle of this event, approved of the brutality, helped his subordinates to cover it up, and then directed that Ms. Garner be denied access to medical care for her injuries afterward. He kept his own bodyworn camera deactivated and failed to write a report afterwards regarding the use of force, both in violation of Loveland Police’s written policies. Despite the visible dislocation of her arm from her shoulder, and Ms. Garner’s repeated complaints of pain while on scene and in the several hours she remained in their care and control that followed, none of the defendant officers nor anyone else at the Loveland Police Department ever sought medical care for Ms. Garner, in violation of Loveland Police’s written policies regarding use of force and injuries. No one ever obtained mental health assistance for the observably mentally disabled Ms. Garner. Instead, the officers handcuffed her to a cell at the station for over 2 hours, keeping her isolated and terrified, in extreme pain, and then deposited her at the Larimer County jail where they lied and said she was uninjured, which ensured she continued to not receive medical treatment for another 3 hours. Loveland’s justification for all this? Ms. Garner was suspected of having exited a Walmart without paying for $13.88 of items. Forgetting to pay for items at a store is one of the most common and well-known symptoms witnessed in elderly persons suffering from dementia. Nearly 20 percent of all adults of Ms. Garner’s age or more are suffering from some form of dementia. On 4/14/21, Ms. Garner filed a federal lawsuit alleging civil rights and ADA violations against Loveland for this incident. What little freedom and happiness Ms. Garner enjoyed in her life as an elderly adult with declining mental health was, on June 26, 2020, obliterated by the Loveland Police Department. She has become withdrawn, depressed, afraid to go outdoors. She has lost most functional use of her left arm and now requires assistance to shower and get dressed. The district attorney’s office completely dismissed the case and charges against her. And despite the entire event being captured on bodyworn cameras, not one officer or supervisor involved in the violations of her civil rights at Loveland has been disciplined. “Ms. Garner’s experience with Loveland Police is not about bad apples,” says her attorney, Sarah Schielke. “It is about culture. And the culture in Loveland is one of lack of care, lack of humility. Loveland Police officers have enrobed themselves with a completely unaccountable authoritarian superiority. They demand total obedience and submission from everyone – including the disabled elderly – and if you don’t immediately capitulate, they will make you pay for it.” “This is not community policing. This is community terrorism,” says Schielke. “Ms. Garner is one of the most vulnerable members of our community – a mother, a grandmother, a tiny, frail human with cognitive disabilities – and they treated her like an animal.” “And,” adds Schielke, “if this is what they’re doing to a terrified elderly lady with dementia, what do you think they’re doing to everyone else?” NOTICE: The Life & Liberty Law Office DOES authorize the use, reuse, republication and retransmission of this video above for public interest and reporting purposes.$ $Karen Garner Case - Sgt. Metzler Gaslighting Concerned Citizen - The Video He Tried to Hide Last June, Karen Garner sat handcuffed to a bench inside a booking cell, weeping and in pain. No one had come to treat her fractured arm and dislocated shoulder hours after Loveland Police officers had violently arrested her. Karen was a 73-year-old woman weighing just 80 pounds, suffering from cortical dementia and sensory aphasia. She was a mom to three, grandmother to nine; a homemaker with a love of crafts, flowers and gardening. She was known to her family as “Nana.” Meanwhile, about 10 feet away, three Loveland Police officers sat hunched around a computer as they re-watched body camera footage of Karen’s arrest. “Ready for the pop?” Officer Austin Hopp can be heard saying, referencing the moment he broke her shoulder. “Hear the pop?” The three officers watched. They re-watched. They laughed, and fist-bumped each other while discussing the arrest. Sergeant Philip Metzler was the direct supervising officer to Officers Hopp and Jalali during this event. He helped them to hog-tie Karen and shove her in the back of Jalali’s patrol vehicle. He saw Karen’s blood all over Jalali and confirmed that the blood was Karen’s, not Jalali’s, and he then directed them to take Karen to jail rather than medical treatment, in violation of LPD policy regarding both use of force and provision of medical care to anyone with visible injury. He made jokes about how dirty they had gotten in the scuffle with Karen, and he laughed at Jalali’s comment that she was, “a little bloody, a little muddy, that’s how it works.” Metzler then pointed at the concerned citizen who had pulled over to make a complaint about what he had seen the officers do to Karen. Metzler said to Hopp: “And this is…who?” Hopp, laughing, responded, “He probably wants to talk to you.” Metzler then walked over to the citizen to engage him. After four minutes, the citizen appeared to angrily drive away. From Hopp and Jalali’s videos, Metzler could be heard appearing to intimidate that citizen and accuse him of “interfering,” sometimes pointing a finger into his face. Most of what Metzler said to the citizen was inaudible on Hopp and Jalali’s body camera videos. But one thing that Hopp and Jalali said to one another was quite audible indeed: “Good ol’ Metzler,” they said, while watching him do it. Later, our office went looking for Metzlers video. Where was it? It was bizarre. The videos discovered to us in the criminal case DID have a Metzler video, but it was from an incident a week prior roughly around the same time of day. But it was not the video from Karens case. What had happened? Metzler went into the evidence system and hid his video of him gaslighting the concerned citizen. Thats what happened. Cops cannot delete videos but they can assign them to non-existent cases. Thats what Metzler did. He substituted in an innocuous video from someone elses case and chucked this video into evidence no-mans-land. After watching the video, its easy to see why. REMEMBER: PHILIP METZLER IS STILL EMPLOYED AS A SERGEANT AT THE LOVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.$

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$Loveland Police Beat Up, Injure Elderly Woman with Dementia “A little bloody, a little muddy - thats how it works.” Those are the words of Loveland Police Officer Daria Jalali, said with a smile, after her sergeant asked whether the blood all over hands was her own, or whether it belonged to the 73-year-old disabled woman – Karen Garner – that they had just violently arrested, injured, and hog-tied on the side of the road. On 4/14/21, civil rights attorney Sarah Schielke of The Life & Liberty Law Office in Loveland, Colorado filed on Plaintiff Karen Garner’s behalf a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Loveland Police Department and officers Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali, and Sergeant Phil Metzler for this outrageous attack and assault. The lawsuit also includes claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and claims targeting Loveland’s failures to train regarding the use of force on disabled unarmed citizens. Ms. Garner is 73 years old and suffers from dementia and sensory aphasia, which impairs her ability to verbally communicate and understand others’ communications. She is five feet tall and weighs 80 pounds. On the afternoon of June 26, 2020, she was walking through a field to her home two blocks away, picking wildflowers, bothering no one, when Officer Hopp pulled up behind her, and called out to her to stop and talk to him. When she indicated she did not understand him, and turned to continue walking home, he grabbed her and violently assaulted her, twisting her arms behind her back, throwing her to the ground and handcuffing her. Just eight seconds passed between Officer Hopp reaching Ms. Garner and Officer Hopp throwing her tiny body to the ground and putting her in handcuffs. Defendant Officer Jalali then arrived and assisted Officer Hopp in violently and needlessly dislocating Ms. Garner’s shoulder, fracturing her humerus, and spraining her wrist. Then they threw her onto the ground again and hog-tied her. Throughout this attack, the only thing the terrified, disabled and injured Ms. Garner was able to utter was “I’m going home!” She cried out these words over 38 times. What little freedom and happiness Ms. Garner enjoyed in her life as an elderly adult with declining mental health was, on June 26, 2020, obliterated by the Loveland Police Department. She has become withdrawn, depressed, afraid to go outdoors. She has lost most functional use of her left arm and now requires assistance to shower and get dressed. The district attorney’s office completely dismissed the case and charges against her. And despite the entire event being captured on bodyworn cameras, not one officer or supervisor involved in the violations of her civil rights at Loveland has been disciplined. “Ms. Garner’s experience with Loveland Police is not about bad apples,” says her attorney, Sarah Schielke. “It is about culture. And the culture in Loveland is one of lack of care, lack of humility. Loveland Police officers have enrobed themselves with a completely unaccountable authoritarian superiority. They demand total obedience and submission from everyone – including the disabled elderly – and if you don’t immediately capitulate, they will make you pay for it. “This is not community policing. This is community terrorism,” says Schielke. “Ms. Garner is one of the most vulnerable members of our community – a mother, a grandmother, a tiny, frail human with cognitive disabilities – and they treated her like an animal.” “And,” adds Schielke, “if this is what they’re doing to a terrified elderly lady with dementia, what do you think they’re doing to everyone else?” The complete unedited video from Hopp’s bodyworn camera is available at: https://youtu.be/VG0wfPMMR4k This is not the first time Loveland Police have been sued for the violent takedown of a disabled citizen (also resulting in a dislocated shoulder). Just this past year they faced a lawsuit in Sowl v. City of Loveland, video from that incident viewable here: https://youtu.be/P-5HewucBxw Mr. Sowl’s case settled without any admission of fault or liability from Loveland in January for $290,000. NOTICE: The Life & Liberty Law Office DOES authorize the use, reuse, republication and retransmission of any of the videos on this channel for public interest and reporting purposes. www.lifeandlibertylaw.com$

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