Irvo Otieno

STORY: Ten people, including police officers and hospital staffers, have been formally indicted after graphic surveillance video showed Virginia deputies ...

His family demanded justice and mental health reform. The video first showed the 28-year-old being carried into a room. He was later pinned down by as many as 10 deputies and medical workers, with his legs shackled and his arms held behind his back.

Family members of Irvo Otieno were joined by their lawyers, Ben Crump and Mark Krudys, as they addressed the video of Otieno's last moments at Central State ...

Family members of Irvo Otieno and their lawyers on Tuesday called for mental health reform and steps to be taken to avoid a repeat of what happened to the ...

all we need to do is make this an agenda to put pressure on lawmakers to invite our communities to have families who are ambassadors for mental health.” “In mental health and mental distress, your child needs you,” Ouko said. Henrico NAACP Vice President Monica Hutchinson during the Tuesday press conference said: “Jail is not, nor has it ever been, the best place for those having a mental health crisis. Why did they feel it was necessary to put all their weight on him, for some of the officers to put their knee on his neck?” And then when his body was lifeless, and his pants were dangling on him, they didn’t do anything for an appreciable period of time.” “We don’t want anybody else in America whose family is dealing with a mental health crisis to be killed by the very people who are supposed to help them.”

Virginia sheriff deputies and medical staff wrestled with a handcuffed Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old black man, for several minutes at a state mental hospital ...

The department did not respond to requests for comment. "Those ten monsters, those ten criminals, I was happy to hear they were indicted. They brought in a defibrillator machine and attempted to revive him. "Irvo was my baby. A grand jury yesterday formally indicted the ten people charged. Authorities have not said why Mr Otieno was taken into custody or why he was being transferred to the mental health facility, which is located about 40km south of Richmond.

Irvo Otieno, who struggled with mental health problems and had been taken from his home three days earlier, was moved to Central State Hospital by sheriff's ...

On the morning of March 3, she called his doctor to ask that a team be sent to take him to the hospital again. “Ivor Otieno is my son,” she said, telling of how she brought him to the United States here as a young child. They used a stun gun on him in the parking lot and assumed he was on drugs. In court on March 15, Baskervill said Otieno had suffocated from the weight of the deputies smothering him at the state hospital, and that he “was not agitated and combative.” But Ouko said the police soon understood what was really happening and took him to a hospital. Otieno also had aspirations as a hip-hop artist, rapping under the name Young Vo about issues in his own life and in the country at large. When the family was newly settled in the Richmond suburbs, Otieno and his older brother, Leon Ochieng, found a new community at the local YMCA. “Such a genuine, gentle kid,” Mehretab said, “never got into a fight, never argued.” Otieno eventually began playing football as well, doing well enough that he went on to play at a college in California, with dreams of one day turning professional. His mother Caroline Ouko — who is now a part of a tragic fraternity that NO parent wants to join — should not be having to grieve the loss of her kind and courageous son. In the video, people who seem to be part of the medical staff are seen walking in and out of the room as the deputies pile on Otieno, 28, pinning his legs and arms and holding his body down with their knees. A neighbour called the Henrico Police Department to report someone breaking and entering. The video shows at least seven deputies from the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office entering a room at Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County and dragging Otieno, who is in handcuffs and leg shackles.

US-Based Kenyan Irvo Otieno was pinned to the floor before his death. The emerged clip has gone viral with his family and fans asking for justice for the ...

[family](https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/) in the US, [died in a fire incident](https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/496149-agony-kenyan-man-dead-house-fire-us/) in Prince George's County, Washington D.C. [“See First”](https://www.tuko.co.ke/377171-to-loyal-readers-how-latest-tuko-news-facebook-news-feed.html) under the “Following” tab to see TUKO News on your News Feed In the video without audio, Otieno was restrained and on the ground when it appeared at least ten individuals were pressing down on him. [Recommended for you”](https://www.tuko.co.ke/recommended/) and enjoy! [NEW YORK POST](https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/footage-shows-irvo-otieno-pinned-down-in-leadup-to-death/), the 28-year-old was seen stumbling under the weight of several authorities inside Central State Hospital on March 6 in the footage, which was made public by the prosecutors who charged seven sheriff deputies and three hospital employees with murder in Otieno's death. [according to surveillance video](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqE_HWyjkFw/?igshid=ODM2MWFjZDg=) of the fatal encounter published on Tuesday, March 21.

The mother of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno opens up about her son's final moments in a hospital that were caught on surveillance video. “I want those monsters, ...

Charges were brought last week by Dinwiddie Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Baskervill through a slightly unusual procedure, but on Tuesday a grand jury returned a ...

By Kim Berryman, Brian Todd, Andy Rose, Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN. (CNN) — Surveillance video released by a prosecutor Tuesday shows Irvo ...

State police investigators were later told Otieno became “combative” and was “physically restrained” during the intake process, the attorney’s office said in a statement on March 14. “They delivered him as fast as they could because obviously this was a man in tremendous need of some sort of medical attention,” Kershner said. Otieno was taken for evaluation to a hospital, where he became “physically assaultive towards officers,” police said. “Policing in America today is difficult, made even more so by the possibility of being criminally charged while performing their duty,” the group said. Otieno also had a passion for music and was working to become a hip-hop artist, his family said. Police officers — along with the county’s crisis intervention team — put him under an emergency custody order due to their interactions with and observations of him, police said. A clear view of Otieno is blocked in much of the video, but one deputy appears to be lying across Otieno for most of the incident as he is forced onto his stomach. The surveillance video from the hospital obtained by CNN does not clearly show what time Otieno first appears unresponsive, but an officer is seen attempting to take a pulse from his neck at 4:39 p.m. “I saw it with my own eyes on the video.” Medical workers from the hospital are seen converging on the room as CPR continues for nearly an hour. Ten minutes later, after Otieno has turned onto his side with three people holding him, his body jerks, and five more deputies and workers move to pin Otieno to the floor. Eventually Otieno is rolled onto his back, where several deputies appear to be restraining him with their knees.

A Virginia grand jury has indicted 10 people — seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers — for the murder of Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man ...

Seven deputies and three hospital workers face murder charges over Otieno's death.

Otieno's family is calling for justice, as seven deputies and three hospital workers face murder charges over his death. A newly released video from a psychiatric hospital shows sheriff's deputies piling onto Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man, minutes before he stopped moving. Irvo Otieno was pinned to the floor before his death, hospital surveillance video shows

RICHMOND – Calling the 10 people charged in the death of her son “monsters” and “criminals,” Irvo Otieno's mother said she was happy to see them all indicted, ...

“While this tragedy occurred at a State-operated facility on Dinwiddie soil, I want to stress that the Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office was not involved, nor present at the scene,” Mark Moore said in a statement released by Dinwiddie County. Tragedies such as this bring vital attention to the need to balance an adequate public safety response with compassionate care and treatment of individuals experiencing a mental health emergency.” Otieno was in the throes of a mental crisis, according to his family, when he died March 6 in an admissions area at Central State Hospital after being restrained under Henrico County deputies and CSH security staff for more than 11 minutes. Otieno was supposedly a person of interest in a neighborhood burglary when he was removed from his Henrico County home March 3. The underlying theme Tuesday night was a perceived discrepancy between Blacks and Whites when it comes to treatment of mental-health issues. The date and time are expected to be announced sometime Wednesday, and there is a possibility that civil-rights leader Rev.

The family of a Virginia man who died in police custody is demanding action after video of the incident was released.

For Krudys, much of the blame falls not on the 10 indicted but on the individuals seen in the video who seemed to stand by as Otieno was killed. "And he had an infectious smile. “Irvo was special,” his mother recalled. The family first saw the video last Thursday. "Do something. “Not for seven minutes, not for eight minutes, but for 11 minutes.

Otenio's family said he was brutally mistreated, both at the state hospital and while in law enforcement custody in the preceding days. Attorneys for many of ...

Caleb Kershner, an attorney for Deputy Randy Boyer, said Otieno had been “somewhat combative” at the jail and hospital and that there was “significant need” to restrain him. But Baskervill said the video shows Otieno was moved on his side only when someone from the hospital came in and gave that direction. They have equated his treatment to torture, and they and their attorneys reiterated a call at Tuesday night’s news conference for the U.S. And that is just the beginning step,” Otieno’s mother, Caroline Ouko, said at a news conference Tuesday evening, vowing to fight for justice for her son. The judge, who granted bond for Jones, declined to grant the order. According to timestamps in the footage, which was first reported by The Washington Post, an SUV carrying Otieno arrived at the hospital just before 4 p.m. Attorneys for at least two of the defendants sought to block the video’s release, arguing that it could hinder a fair trial. “He certainly did not deserve to be smothered to death, which is what happened,” Baskervill said in court Tuesday. Otieno’s shirtless body is obscured at times by those restraining him or standing in front of the camera. The footage obtained Tuesday, which has no audio, shows various members of the group attempting to restrain a handcuffed and shackled Otieno for about 20 minutes after he’s led into a room at Central State Hospital, where he was going to be admitted March 6. Attorneys for many of the defendants have said they will vigorously fight the charges. [Irvo Otieno](https://apnews.com/article/otieno-death-mental-hospital-deputies-6307e3c95c8d48a400accc3b27f2c5ee) to the floor earlier this month until he was motionless and limp, then began unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, newly obtained surveillance video shows.

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The family of a Virginia man who died in police custody is demanding action after video of the incident was released.

For Krudys, much of the blame falls not on the 10 indicted but on the individuals seen in the video who seemed to stand by as Otieno was killed. "And he had an infectious smile. “Irvo was special,” his mother recalled. “Not for seven minutes, not for eight minutes, but for 11 minutes. The family first saw the video last Thursday. “I have been a lawyer for 25 years.

More footage captures the altercation between Irvo Otieno and police before his in-custody death.

"I miss seeing him. Not 12 of 12 officers showing up with tasers ready to put you down.” One deputy appears to make downward striking motions with his arm in the direction of Otieno, according to the footage. I miss talking to him. Additional charges and arrests are pending, according to the Commonwealth's attorney. "I miss his hugs. "And the way she was casting it was that they ended up suffocating. “All systems failed Irvo Otieno." Gregory said in a statement on the charges. "There was no weapon used. “Public safety is what we stand for as a Sheriff’s Office,” Henrico County Sheriff Alisa A. A second camera view shows deputies appearing to struggle with Otieno inside the cell.

A Dinwiddie Circuit Court judge denied a request from one of the 10 people charged in Irvo Otieno's death who asked to keep the body from being released in ...

Seven deputies and three hospital workers face murder charges over Otieno's death.

[WBUR.org.](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/03/22/irvo-otieno-video-footage) Otieno’s family is calling for justice, as seven deputies and three hospital workers face murder charges over his death. [Whittney Evans](https://www.vpm.org/people/whittney-evans), a reporter for VPM in Richmond, Virginia.

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A large group of sheriff's deputies and employees of a Virginia mental hospital pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the floor earlier this ...

Caleb Kershner, an attorney for Deputy Randy Boyer, said Otieno had been “somewhat combative” at the jail and hospital and that there was “significant need” to restrain him. They have equated his treatment to torture, and they and their attorneys reiterated a call at Tuesday night’s news conference for the U.S. And that is just the beginning step,” Otieno’s mother, Caroline Ouko, said at a news conference Tuesday evening, vowing to fight for justice for her son. But Baskervill said the video shows Otieno was moved on his side only when someone from the hospital came in and gave that direction. The judge, who granted bond for Jones, declined to grant the order. Last week, Otieno’s family spoke at a news conference after seeing the footage, which they called heartbreaking and disturbing. “He certainly did not deserve to be smothered to death, which is what happened,” Baskervill said in court Tuesday. Attorneys for at least two of the defendants sought to block the video’s release, arguing that it could hinder a fair trial. According to timestamps in the footage, which was first reported by The Washington Post, an SUV carrying Otieno arrived at the hospital just before 4 p.m. Otieno’s shirtless body is obscured at times by those restraining him or standing in front of the camera. The footage obtained Tuesday, which has no audio, shows various members of the group attempting to restrain a handcuffed and shackled Otieno for about 20 minutes after he’s led into a room at Central State Hospital, where he was going to be admitted March 6. He is quickly hauled toward a seat before eventually slumping to the floor, initially in a seated position then lying flat.

Circuit Court Judge Joseph Teefey told the attorneys he would not disgrace the victim's 'dignity' by granting their motion based on speculation.

She can be seen in the surveillance video assisting a nurse in rolling Otieno over for an injection after everyone got off of him. One of the three witnesses was a retired Henrico sheriff’s employee who worked with Levere for 10 years and tearfully called her “the kindest person I ever met.” Sharpton is founder and president of the New York-based National Action Network, a civil-rights advocacy organization. While the exact date and time are unknown, the location will be in First Baptist Church of South Richmond’s Chesterfield annex. One of Levere’s neighbors called her “our rock” at their apartment community because she always looked after the elderly residents. He also was the deputy seen in CSH surveillance footage feeling Otieno’s neck for a pulse once the deputies removed themselves from him. Circuit Judge Joseph Teefey seemed somewhat perplexed after co-counsel Torrey Williams asked for a motion to “preserve the evidence” in the commonwealth’s case, which essentially was Otieno’s body. “We’re talking about the dignity of the human body. Teefey suggested that the defense “quickly” get someone with similar credentials as the state’s coroner to observe the autopsy process. Williams asked for the body to remain in the ME custody until they could get their own certified medical examiner to do an independent autopsy. Deputies said they had to restrain him after becoming combative at the hospital, a claim the prosecution and his family refute. The prosecution says Otieno was smothered under the weight of the people holding him down.

The video was recorded several hours before previously released footage, which showed seven sheriff's deputies pinning Mr. Otieno down for more than 11 ...

Mr. After 14 minutes, six officers step out into the hallway carrying Mr. The officers, at times joined by others, appear to crowd over Mr. But later that day on March 3, the police took Mr. On Monday morning, March 6, a judge ordered Mr. Otieno appears to be in distress through the window, covering his face with his hands. Otieno pushes out an item of jail clothing that officers tried to deliver through the food-tray slot, a struggle breaks out. His mother, Caroline Ouko, told the police at the time that he was in mental distress. Eventually he was taken to a nearby hospital in an ambulance. [has charged 10 people](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/us/virginia-police-arrested-irvo-otieno.html) — seven deputies and three hospital employees — with second-degree murder in Mr. He was asphyxiated in the process, according to the local prosecutor. In an admissions room there, previously released footage

The family of a Virginia man who died in police custody is demanding action after video of the incident was released.

For Krudys, much of the blame falls not on the 10 indicted but on the individuals seen in the video who seemed to stand by as Otieno was killed. "And he had an infectious smile. “Irvo was special,” his mother recalled. “Not for seven minutes, not for eight minutes, but for 11 minutes. The family first saw the video last Thursday. “I have been a lawyer for 25 years.

Circuit Court Judge Joseph Teefey told the attorneys he would not disgrace the victim's 'dignity' by granting their motion based on speculation.

He was then subdued against a table and chair before getting pinned to the floor. Sharpton has been a prominent figure in recent high-profile cases involving the deaths of Black men and women across the nation. The service will be held at the First Baptist Church of South Richmond. According to Baskervill, Sanders had restrained Otieno the most out of all the seven deputies by holding his head and upper body down during the 12-minute period. Co-counsel Torrey Williams asked for a motion to “preserve the evidence” in the commonwealth’s case, which essentially was Otieno’s body. “We’re talking about the dignity of the human body.

Circuit Court Judge Joseph Teefey told the attorneys he would not disgrace the victim's 'dignity' by granting their motion based on speculation.

He was then subdued against a table and chair before getting pinned to the floor. Sharpton has been a prominent figure in recent high-profile cases involving the deaths of Black men and women across the nation. The service will be held at the First Baptist Church of South Richmond. According to Baskervill, Sanders had restrained Otieno the most out of all the seven deputies by holding his head and upper body down during the 12-minute period. Co-counsel Torrey Williams asked for a motion to “preserve the evidence” in the commonwealth’s case, which essentially was Otieno’s body. “We’re talking about the dignity of the human body.