Seven law enforcement officers have been charged with second-degree murder over the death of a Black man at a state psychiatric hospital last week. Prosecutors say deputies held the man on the ground for some 12 minutes.
Baskervill's office named the deputies as Randy Joseph Boyer, 57; Dwayne Alan Bramble, 37; Jermaine Lavar Branch, 45; Bradley Thomas Disse, 43; Tabitha Renee Levere, 50; Brandon Edwards Rodgers, 48; and Kaiyell Dajour Sanders, 30.
"The criminal information warrants are based on the evidence collected, analyzed and evaluated to-date," she added."A key element of that evidence is the surveillance video from Central StateThe sheriff's office says it is cooperating with a Virginia State Police investigation into the incident, as well as conducting its own independent review.
Otieno's family, which he describes as close-knit, moved to the U.S. from Kenya when he was 4 years old. He was a standout athlete on his high school basketball and football teams, went to college for some time and was pursuing a career in music. "He's living a very fruitful, productive, meaningful life that is transforming those around him and he has an overlay of mental health issues that accompany it," Krudys says, declining to give a specific diagnosis."This is an episodic thing that comes from time to time, it happens in a lot of folks and it requires love, not the application of force.
The police say Otieno then"became physically assaultive" toward the officers, who arrested him and transported him to an area jail, where he was charged with vandalism, disorderly conduct and three counts of assault on law enforcement officers.Krudys and Baskervill allege that authorities mistreated Otieno during his time in jail. He was naked in his cell in the cold and also got pepper sprayed, with no evidence that anyone washed the chemicals out of his eyes.
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