04-20-2021, 11:24 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...nal-probe/
“On June 26, Garner had gone to a Walmart near her home in Loveland, a town about 50 miles north of Denver, and then walked out with soda, candy, a T-shirt and cleaning supplies worth $13.88 without paying, according to her family’s lawsuit.
“Employees intercepted her outside and took the items back, refusing to take her credit card to pay for them. Confused, Garner left and started walking home.
“Walmart employees called police about the incident, but also told dispatchers that Garner was elderly and that they’d already recovered the merchandise.
“But when Hopp spotted her walking through a field near the road moments later, he aggressively moved to arrest her, body camera footage showed.
“ “I don’t think you want to play it this way,” he said as she walked away from him. Garner held her hands in the air, clutching the flowers she’d collected, and then continued walking. “Do you need to be arrested right now?” he asked.
“ Within seconds, Hopp grabbed her arms and began wrenching them backward to handcuff her. For several minutes, as Garner repeatedly cried that she was “going home,” he struggled with her on the ground, fighting to keep her hands behind her.
“Eventually Jalali arrived to help Hopp hold Garner against a cruiser as they continue fighting to pull her arms behind her.
“After Garner fell to the ground, a concerned bystander stopped to film the scene. “Do you have to use that much aggression?” the man can be heard asking in the bodycam video.
““Get out of here. This is not your business,” an officer replied.
“Prosecutors later dropped the charges against Garner.”
“On June 26, Garner had gone to a Walmart near her home in Loveland, a town about 50 miles north of Denver, and then walked out with soda, candy, a T-shirt and cleaning supplies worth $13.88 without paying, according to her family’s lawsuit.
“Employees intercepted her outside and took the items back, refusing to take her credit card to pay for them. Confused, Garner left and started walking home.
“Walmart employees called police about the incident, but also told dispatchers that Garner was elderly and that they’d already recovered the merchandise.
“But when Hopp spotted her walking through a field near the road moments later, he aggressively moved to arrest her, body camera footage showed.
“ “I don’t think you want to play it this way,” he said as she walked away from him. Garner held her hands in the air, clutching the flowers she’d collected, and then continued walking. “Do you need to be arrested right now?” he asked.
“ Within seconds, Hopp grabbed her arms and began wrenching them backward to handcuff her. For several minutes, as Garner repeatedly cried that she was “going home,” he struggled with her on the ground, fighting to keep her hands behind her.
“Eventually Jalali arrived to help Hopp hold Garner against a cruiser as they continue fighting to pull her arms behind her.
“After Garner fell to the ground, a concerned bystander stopped to film the scene. “Do you have to use that much aggression?” the man can be heard asking in the bodycam video.
““Get out of here. This is not your business,” an officer replied.
“Prosecutors later dropped the charges against Garner.”