2 deputies granted bond
A Dinwiddie Circuit Court judge granted bonds of $15,000 for Jermaine Lavar Branch, 45, and $10,000 for Bradley Thomas Disse, 43, during their first appearance in court Wednesday morning. Branch and Disse were ordered not to be in contact with anyone involved in the case while out.The other five deputies — Randy Joseph Boyer, 57; Dwayne Alan Bramble, 37; Tabitha Rene Levere, 50; Brandon Edward Rodgers, 48; and Kalyell Dajour Sanders, 30, remain in custody and are being held at regional jails.
Henrico Sheriff Alisa Gregory told The Progress-Index, part of the USA TODAY Network, that all seven deputies are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the cases.A preliminary cause of death, according to the prosecutor, was asphyxiation. The state medical examiner also preliminarily ruled the manner of death as a homicide.
Otieno, a native of Kenya who lived in Henrico, reportedly experienced mental health issues and was a suspect in a Henrico burglary three days beforehis death.