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Students protest about Anderson case today

October 19, 2006

Tallahassee college students will march from Kleman Plaza to the Capitol this afternoon in protest about the Martin Lee Anderson case.

Students say they’ll be walking with brooms to symbolize that Gov. Jeb Bush is “sweeping the issue of Martin Lee Anderson under the rug,” according to a press release from The Student Coalition for Justice.

Anderson collapsed on the first day of his confinement in a Panama City boot camp run by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office after guards shoved and kicked him, an incident that was captured on videotape. An initial autopsy blamed Anderson's Jan. 6 death on complications from sickle-cell anemia.

A subsequent autopsy attributed the death to suffocation after guards forced ammonia capsules into his nostrils while covering his mouth.

The coalition says it wants Bush to publicly address the issue and tell special prosecutor Marc Ober to finish the investigation before the Nov. 7 elections before it gets turned over to a new governor.

Chief Judge Robert L. Hinkle dismissed parts of a civil case late Tuesday, rejecting any claim of conspiracy between the Department of Juvenile Justice and the county and barred punitive damages for Anderson’s death. Hinkle left standing some negligence claims against the state and county.

Meanwhile, a $40 million federal lawsuit filed against the state by the teenager's
family is set for trial on April 16.

Keep checking with Tallahassee.com for more on this story.

 

 

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