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Sep 21 2023
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Henrico County will pay bulk of the Irvo Otieno family's $8.5 million settlement
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
Richmond Times DispatchSep 20 2023
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Irvo Otieno family agrees to $8.5 million settlement with Henrico, sheriff and state
The family of Irvo Otieno has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the state of Virginia, Henrico County and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining him. Otieno, 28, died in March while handcuffed and pinned to the floor of Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County for about 11 minutes by seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies and three hospital employees. Ben Crump, who
Richmond Times DispatchMar 29 2023
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Hundreds of mourners gather to remember Irvo Otieno: 'We will stand for you'
CHESTERFIELD, Va. – Hundreds of mourners joined family and friends of Irvo Otieno Wednesday to celebrate his life and call for reform in mental health care for minorities in the wake of the 28-year-old's apparent suffocation at a Virginia mental hospital earlier this month. Otieno’s brother, Leon Ochieng, called him “the big brother I never had” even though Otieno was younger than him. Ochieng
USA TODAYJun 28 2023
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Family of Irvo Otieno want a federal investigation into his death, lawyers say
RICHMOND (AP) — Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. In letter to federal officials that was dated June 26 and made public Wednesday, prominent
Daily PressJun 28 2023
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Family of Irvo Otieno want a federal investigation into his death, lawyers say
RICHMOND (AP) — Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. In letter to federal officials that was dated June 26 and made public Wednesday, prominent
The Virginian-PilotSep 21 2023
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Irvo Otieno’s Family Agrees To $8.5 Million Settlement In Black Man’s Untimely Death
The family of Irvo Otieno has finally reached a settlement in his tragic death. According to AP, the family agreed to an $8.5 million settlement with the state of Virginia, Henrico County, and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in his death. “The family of Irvo Otieno and the County of Henrico, its Sheriff, and the Commonwealth of Virginia have reached a confidential settlement regarding
News OneSep 20 2023
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Family of Irvo Otieno settles suit over his death at Va. mental hospital
The family of Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old who died of asphyxia at a state mental hospital as sheriff’s deputies and orderlies piled on him, has reached a settlement with Virginia, Henrico County and the county sheriff’s office over his death. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Otieno, whose family said he was experiencing
Washington PostSep 20 2023
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Irvo Otieno's family agrees to $8.5M settlement after death at Virginia psychiatric hospital
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia pscyhiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the state, county and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining the man. A judge approved the wrongful death settlement Tuesday, according to an agreement filed in
WTVR 6Mar 31 2023
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Irvo Otieno's mom wants justice for him and a better system for everyone else
Irvo Otieno's mom wants justice for him and a better system for everyone else Community members and loved ones gathered this week to mourn the death of Irvo Otieno, who was killed in custody at a Virginia psychiatric hospital earlier this month. The 28-year-old Black man died after 10 people piled on top of him for more than 11 minutes during the hospital intake process. Seven Henrico County
NPR Fact CheckMar 22 2023
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More footage captures Irvo Otieno's moments before in-custody death
New video obtained by ABC News shows Irvo Otieno before his March 6 in-custody death being pulled from his Henrico County jail cell and pushed into the back of a police SUV for transport to Virginia’s Central State Hospital, where he died. One view from the hallway shows seven deputies gathered outside Otieno’s cell, preparing to enter. As the door is opened, all seven deputies can be seen
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