3 Virginia hospital workers charged in death of Irvo Otieno at mental health facility

3 health center employees have actually been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, bringing the overall to 10 individuals charged in the case, the Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney stated Thursday.

Driving the news: The 3, who operated at Central State Hospital at the time of Otieno’s death, were apprehended Thursday after 7 Sheriff’s deputies apprehended and charged previously today.

Information: The cases of Darian M. Blackwell, 23, Wavie L. Jones, 34, and Sadarius D. Williams, 27, will exist to a Dinwiddie County grand jury next week for a last decision of charges, per the district attorney’s workplace. They are being held without bail.

• “A crucial element” of the proof is the security video from Central State Hospital that caught the consumption procedure, stated Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill in an emailed declaration.
• The district attorney included that she would not openly launch the video at this time “to preserve the stability of the criminal justice procedure.”
• The video reveals the 7 deputies pressing a handcuffed Otieno down, Mark Krudys, a lawyer for Otieno’s household, stated at a press conference Thursday.
• “You can see that they’re putting their back into it. Every part of his body is being lowered with outright cruelty,” he included.

Of note: Civil liberties lawyer Ben Crump, who represented George Floyd’s household, revealed Thursday that he’s signed up with Otieno’s household’s legal group.

• “It is genuinely stunning that almost 3 years after the harsh killing of George Floyd by cops, another household is grieving an enjoyed one who apparently passed away in almost the specific very same way– being determined by authorities for 12 painful minutes,” Crump stated in a declaration

Background: Otieno, 28, passed away on March 6 throughout the consumption procedure at the psychological health center where he was being moved to from county prison.

• He was physically limited at the time of his death, according to the district attorney.
• The Richmond medical inspector’s workplace recognized asphyxiation as a cause of death.