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Still no arrests!!
« on: March 20, 2006, 12:38:00 PM »
Posted on Mon, Mar. 20, 2006  

Attorney accuses Bay County of cover-up in boot camp death


Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Bay County authorities are covering up their role in the death of a boy who was punched and kicked by guards at a boot camp, and his relatives want any trial in the case moved to another area to ensure a fair proceeding, the family's attorney said Monday.

Attorney Ben Crump said Martin Lee Anderson's parents were "outraged" at medical examiner Charles Siebert's remarks last week defending his findings that the 14-year-old died from complications of sickle cell trait, a usually harmless blood disorder.

"Martin's parents have said it was a cover-up from day one," said Crump, who indicated he too was troubled that Siebert would stick to his initial findings. Investigators re-examining the death said the boy didn't die of natural causes after the confrontation at the Panama City boot camp run by sheriff's officials.

Bay County sheriff's spokeswoman Ruth Sasser didn't immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

Anderson died early Jan. 6 at a Pensacola hospital. He had been struck, kicked and dragged to the ground by several guards during a half-hour ordeal that was recorded on video tape.

No one has been charged with a crime, but the family has threatened to sue.
 

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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2006, 12:38:00 AM »
Gotta wonder what the hell it's going to take for them to finally arrest someone. There are so many articles, you know this is out there in the news and that people are hearing about it. I think that it's just a matter of time before people really start getting pissed off. I think once the 2nd autopsy report comes out, we'll see some drastic things happening if they determine the cause of Martin's death was a result of the beating. I think all hell is going to break lose if that's the case - I hope it does.
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