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IRVO OTIENO


2 days ago

Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement

The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia pscyhiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the state, county and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining the man.

Relatives of man who died during admission to psychiatric hospital seek federal investigation

Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation.

Charges are dropped against 2 Virginia hospital employees in psychiatric patient’s death

Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two hospital employees in the death of a man who was pinned to the floor while being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital.

Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

A top official in Virginia's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says an autopsy determined the cause of death for Irvo Otieno was “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints."

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service.

WATCH LIVE: Funeral service held for Irvo Otieno

Irvo Otieno will be remembered at the 1st Baptist Church in Richmond, slated to begin at 11:30 a.m.

Rev. Al Sharpton to speak at funeral of man pinned down by deputies

The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of a 28-year-old Black man who died after he was pinned to the floor by seven sheriff’s deputies and several others while he was being admitted to a mental hospital in Virginia.

Sen. Tim Kaine calls surveillance video of Irvo Otieno’s death ‘blood chilling’

Senator Tim Kaine says watching the surveillance video was "blood chilling."

Otieno family working to finalize funeral arrangements

Funeral arrangements are being planned for Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old man who died earlier this month at Central State Hospital while under police custody in Henrico County.

New video reveals moments leading up to Irvo Otieno’s death

10 News obtained surveillance video that shows moments between Otieno and the men now charged with his death.

Otieno family attorneys push back against officers' defense

Attorneys for several of the defendants charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno have begun to offer defenses of their clients in court or public statements.

Political Science professors, retired law enforcement react to ‘inhumane’ video of moments leading up to Irvo Otieno’s death

Ten people are facing second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of Irvo Otieno earlier this month.

WATCH: Family of Irvo Otieno, Att. Ben Crump speaks out following grand jury hearing

Attorney Ben Crump, co-counsel Mark Krudys, and the family of Irvo Otieno will speak out following the public release of the video of Irvo’s death and in anticipation of the results of the case being presented before a grand jury.

Seven deputies, three hospital employees indicted in Virginia man’s death

A large group of sheriff's deputies and employees of a Virginia mental hospital pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the ground until he was motionless and limp, then began unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, newly obtained surveillance video shows.

Video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to floor before his death

Newly obtained surveillance video shows a group of sheriff’s deputies and other employees at a Virginia mental hospital pinning a patient to the ground until he was motionless and limp.

Prosecutor to release video of death of man in custody

Prosecutors plan next week to release the video that led authorities in Virginia to charge seven deputies and three state mental hospital employees with second-degree murder in the death of a handcuffed and shackled man.

Mother: Irvo Otieno was 'brilliant and creative and bright'

The mother of a Black man who died in police custody at a Virginia mental hospital says her son was “brilliant, creative and bright.”.

Family: Video of man’s death shows ‘absolute brutality’

Attorneys for the family of a Black Virginia man who died in law enforcement custody say video of the incident shows seven sheriff’s deputies pushing down “every part of his body” with “absolute brutality.”.

Seven Virginia deputies charged with second-degree murder

Seven deputies from Henrico County were arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder for the death of a man, reports NBC 12.

Seven Henrico deputies charged in man’s death at mental hospital

Seven Virginia sheriff’s office employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man at a state mental hospital last week, a local prosecutor said Tuesday.

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