Almost three months since the death of Irvo Otieno, dozens gathered at Virginia Union University for a town hall discussion on Black mental health in the community.
Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann C. Baskervill couldn’t share specifics in this case in a one-on-one conversation with NBC12, but she describes Otieno’s death as a series of vast mistakes.
The family of Irvo Otieno, a Henrico man that died while being transported to a mental health hospital in Dinwiddie, is still working to finalize funeral arrangements.
After no response to phone calls and emails, NBC12 stopped by Henrico County Sheriff’s Alisa Gregory’s office to give her an opportunity to speak out about the investigation on Wednesday.
As conversations continue about transforming the mental health system, records show the officers indicted in the death of Irvo Otieno, completed 40 hours or more of crisis intervention team training.
At a press conference Tuesday night, the family of Irvo Otieno spoke out after videos released Tuesday showed the final moments of Otieno’s life and ten people were indicted for his death.
After hearing the desires of the Irvo Otieno family, we felt sharing this video in its entirety was important for you to see for yourself what happened the night of his death.
The Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney confirmed that she will release surveillance video showing the moments leading up to Irvo Otieno’s death at Central State Hospital.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann C. Baskervill says surveillance video of Henrico County deputies and a man who died during an intake process is extremely clear.
State police arrested seven Henrico County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Tuesday and charged them with second-degree murder for the death of a man at a Dinwiddie mental health hospital.
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