Henrico County will pay bulk of the Irvo Otieno family's $8.5 million settlement
Posted on AllSides September 21st, 2023
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A settlement agreement between the family of Irvo Otieno and the state, Henrico County and the Henrico County Sheriff shows that the county will pay the largest portion of the $8.5 million lawsuit. The agreement filed in the Henrico Circuit Court earlier this week shows that Henrico County will pay $4.45 million, the state of Virginia will pay $2.55 million and the Henrico sheriff is paying $1.5 million. Otieno, 28, died in March while handcuffed and pinned to the floor of Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County for about 11...