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Karen Garner, Loveland Agree to $3M Settlement

By on September 10, 2021 in Litigation-Business

“Karen Garner and the City of Loveland have agreed to settle her claim against the city for $3 million, the city announced Wednesday. The City of Loveland said once finalized, the settlement will end Garner’s pending federal lawsuit stemming from her June 2020 arrest by officers of the Loveland Police,” reports Alexander Kirk and Janet Oravetz in 9 News.

“Garner, an elderly woman with dementia, was arrested after she was accused of stealing from a Walmart store. The incident was not publicly reported until April 2021 after attorney Sarah Schielke filed a lawsuit. It was at that time that Loveland Police Chief Bob Ticer said they were made aware of the excessive force allegations.”

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