Prosecutor essentially drops charges against 5 Henrico deputies charged in Irvo Otieno's death

Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney Amanda Mann has essentially dropped charges against five of the eight people arrested in connection with the in-custody death of Irvo Otieno. Henrico County Sheriff’s Deputies Jermaine Branch, Randy Boyer, Bradley Disse, Tabitha Levere, and Dwayne Bramble were previously charged with second-degree murder in connection to Otieno's March 2023 death. Otieno, 28, died while in custody at Central State Hospital after he was transported there from the Henrico County jail while experiencing a mental health crisis. The deputies were directly indicted by the previous Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill. Mann filed to nolle prosse the...

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