DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. — (DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va.) -- Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old man who died in police custody earlier this month, was held down by seven Virginia sheriff's deputies for 12 minutes, according to Ann Cabell Baskervill, the Commonwealth Attorney for Dinwiddie County, who described the 'cruel' incident Thursday during a court hearing.
Seven Henrico County Sheriff's deputies have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of Irvo Otieno, who died in Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie, Va., while in police custody. From top left, Bradley Disse, Dwayne Bramble, Jermaine Branch, Randy Boyer; bottom from left, Tabitha Levere, Brandon Rodgers, Kaiyell Sanders. -- Meherrin River Regional JailDINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va.
All seven sheriff's deputies, from Henrico County, Virginia, have been arrested and were charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the death of Otieno. Otieno arrived at the Central State Hospital at 3:58 p.m. to be admitted as a patient. During the admission,"State Police investigators were told he had become combative during the admission process," according to a statement released by Cabell Baskervill.
Otieno was thrown to the ground and held down for 12 minutes, at least eight of which he was held face down, she said.There is no body-worn camera or car camera footage of the incident, however, several videos do exist from Central State Hospital and Henrico County Jail.
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