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"The family is pleased that they were able to find a resolution outside of court in a manner that honors Irvo s life,” said civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who represents the family.
Lawyers for the family of Irvo Otieno say he died of asphyxiation after deputies and medical staff members piled on top of him at a psychiatric hospital in March.
The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement.