Deputies, Central State employees indicted in Otieno death and more Va. headlines
Mar 22, 2023 | 7:15 am ET
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The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)
• A grand jury formally indicted seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies and three employees of Central State Hospital on second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of Irvo Otieno, whose family says he was smothered to death in police custody while in the midst of a mental health episode.—CBS News
• A surveillance video showing the moments leading up to Otieno’s death became public via an active Dropbox link prosecutors included in court filings. Defense attorneys had asked a judge to prevent the video’s release, but a judge denied the request for a gag order Tuesday afternoon.—Washington Post, Progress-Index
• In her first TV interview, the Newport News teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student said she’s had four hand surgeries and on some days struggles to get out of bed.—NBC News
• Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 51 more bills, including a proposal making it a felony offense to use prank phone calls to try to get a police SWAT team sent to someone’s house.—Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Two Newport News jail inmates dug their way out of the facility but were recaptured hours later at a local IHOP.—Daily Press
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