By Sara Smart, Michelle Watson, and Eric Levenson, CNN Thu March 16, 2023 at 6:17 PM EDT | Original Article Seven sheriff’s deputies in central Virginia were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a Black man who prosecutors say was fatally “smothered” while in custody. Irvo Otieno, 28, died on March 6 […]
By Eduardo Medina March 15, 2023 | Original Article A prosecutor said that the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office deputies got on top of a handcuffed and shackled Irvo Otieno, causing him to die from asphyxiation. His family says he had a mental illness. Seven sheriff’s deputies in Virginia have been charged with second-degree murder in the […]
By Salvador Rizzo and Laura Vozzella and Samuel Oakford March 22, 2023 at 9:03 a.m. | Original Article Seven sheriff’s deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with murder in the case. Surveillance video from Central State Hospital in Virginia shows law enforcement officers and medical staff piling on top of Irvo Otieno before his death. […]
From the Irvo Otieno: Continuing coverage series Mar 29, 2023 | Original Article
Watch CNN video here By Salvador Rizzo and Martin Weil March 15, 2023 at 4:14 a.m. | Original Article The prosecutor said the man died of asphyxiation after seven deputies applied their body weight to him as they attempted to subdue him Seven deputies at a Virginia sheriff’s office have been charged with second-degree murder in […]