Video of the March 6 chain of events that ended with the in-custody death of Irvo Otieno will be released on Tuesday, prosecutor says.
Cabell Baskervill, Dinwiddie County’s Commonwealth Attorney, said the incident began in the Henrico County Jail, where Otieno was allegedly punched by officers in his side and torso. She alleged at one point Otieno was pepper-sprayed while he sat in his cell alone.
Cabell Baskervill pushed back against officers' claims that Otieno was combative, saying video footage shows that Otieno "was not agitated and combative," saying he was fidgety, stressed and anxious. Cabell Baskervill said Otieno's death was not reported for three and a half hours, and 911 was not alerted.Between Otieno's death and the call made to state police, Otieno's body was moved, handcuffs were removed and washed and a funeral home had been called instead of the medical examiner's office, the commonwealth's attorney said in court.
Footage from Central State and Henrico County Jail captured the incidents. ABC News has not viewed the video. The seven arrested deputies were identified 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.
Branch's lawyer, Cary Bowen, told ABC News by phone that Cabell Baskervill was trying to fashion the case as something that is "malicious."
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