Henrico officials won’t release documents in Irvo Otieno’s death

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By Patrick Wilson, Apr 1, 2023 | Original Article https://cdn.field59.com/RICHMOND/b5c97decac401f4379e8740c2812691f78ddca25_fl9-720p.mp4 Despite numerous requests from the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Irvo Otieno’s family for information in the death of the 28-year-old, state and Henrico County officials have withheld key records about his treatment at Central State Hospital or have refused to answer questions. Officials have been so tight-lipped […]

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7 Virginia deputies charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of Black man who was ‘smothered’ in custody, prosecutor says

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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 […]

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7 Virginia Deputies Charged With Murder in Death of Man at Hospital

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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 […]

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Video shows Va. deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno before his death

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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. […]

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Sheriff’s deputies in Va. charged in man’s death, prosecutor says

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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 […]

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$1.3 million payment would settle suit over death in Arlington jail

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By Nick Anderson February 4, 2023 at 4:42 p.m. EST | Washington Post Relatives of a man who died in the Arlington County jail and their attorney would receive about $1.3 million in exchange for dismissal of a lawsuit last year that accused jail officials and a health-care provider of responsibility for his death, according to […]

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Jury awards $4 million in Virginia prison death case

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By Luca Powell | Dec 18, 2022 | Richmond.com On the day before Robert Boley’s death, the prison nurse wouldn’t see him. Court records detail how, at the urging of his fellow inmates, Boley lay down in front of the prison medical bay, in the hopes that Arleathia Peck, the on-duty nurse, would take his […]

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Mark Krudys presents a CLE on securities arbitrations

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On October 18, 2022, Mark Krudys and Texas attorney Sam Edwards presented “Securities Arbitration: Can I Handle One?” to a national group of attorneys.

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Virginia board shields jail action plans from public

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By Patrick Wilson | Richmond.com | July 8 2022 The state officials who review jails found a Northern Virginia sheriff in violation of state regulations after the death of a 46-year-old man who was left unattended by medical staff. The Arlington County Jail submitted a corrective action plan to the state on how officials there […]

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