Deputies in Virginia state charged with second-degree homicide in dying of Irvo Otieno, who US media say might have died from asphyxiation as he was being smothered on floor by officers.
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Seven sheriffs deputies of Henrico
County within the US state of Virginia have been arrested and charged with
second-degree homicide within the dying of a Black man who was being
transported to a psychological well being facility from jail.
Suspect Irvo Otieno, 28, died on March 6 as he was being admitted to
Central State Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, Dinwiddie County
Commonwealth Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill mentioned in a written
assertion on Wednesday. Petersburg is in central Virginia, roughly 40 km south of Richmond.
“Mr. Otieno’s household was notified by my workplace this morning
of those fees and I’ll proceed to work with and for his
household in relation to pursuing this case to its fullest extent,”
Cabell Baskervill mentioned.
Medical examiners haven’t launched a reason for dying for
Otieno. Prosecutors say they had been instructed Otieno was restrained
in the course of the consumption course of as a result of he was being “combative.”
The New York Times reported that Otieno, who immigrated to the United States from Kenya when he was 4, might have died from asphyxiation as he was being smothered on the bottom by officers.
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“As Henrico County Sheriff and on behalf of our total
workplace, I prolong my deepest sympathies and condolences to the
household and pals of Mr. Irvo Otieno,” Henrico County Sheriff
Alisa Gregory mentioned in a written assertion launched to WWBT.
“The occasions of March 6, at their core, symbolize a tragedy
as a result of Mr. Otieno’s life was misplaced. This loss is felt by not
solely these near him however our total neighborhood,” Gregory mentioned.
The deputies had been positioned on administrative depart and the
sheriff’s workplace would conduct an impartial investigation into
the incident, Gregory mentioned within the assertion.
Authorities haven’t mentioned why Otieno was taken into custody
or why he was being transferred to a psychological well being facility.
The defendants had been recognized as Randy Joseph Boyer, 57, Dwayne Alan Bramble, 37, Jermaine Lavar Branch, 45, Bradley Thomas Disse, 43, Tabitha Renee Levere, 50, Brandon Edwards Rodgers, 48, and Kaiyell Dajour Sanders, 30.
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Source: Reuters
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