Irvo Otieno’s family, attorney Ben Crump hold news conference after release of video | full video

Attorney Ben Crump is holding a press conference Tuesday following the public release of surveillance video in the case of Irvo Otieno, a mentally ill man who suffocated to death while in law enforcement custody on March 6. Video shows Otieno was held down for 11 minutes by sheriff’s deputies and hospital staff after being taken to Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where he later died at the scene. Ten people have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Otieno’s death, including seven Virginia sheriff’s deputies and three hospital employees.

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