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News Release

FDLE Investigates Death of Martin Lee Anderson

January 10, 2006

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an inquiry into the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson at the request of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Juvenile Justice.  FDLE is responsible for determining the facts and circumstances surrounding the death.  The Bay County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Juvenile Justice are cooperating fully.  The autopsy conducted by the Bay County Medical Examiner has ruled out trauma or injury as the cause of death.  The Medical Examiner’s Office is awaiting toxicology results.  The Honorable Steve Meadows, Office of the State Attorney, will review the facts and circumstances surrounding Anderson’s death once the FDLE inquiry is complete.  

Anderson was committed to a Department of Juvenile Justice facility on Jan. 4 by court order.  The Department of Juvenile Justice facility remanded Anderson to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp facility early Thursday morning.  He was at the facility for approximately two hours before being transported by emergency medical services.  He was taken from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp facility on Thursday, Jan. 5, to Bay County Medical Center.  Anderson was later transported by air ambulance to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.  On Jan. 6, Anderson passed away.

As we do in all of our investigations, FDLE will conduct this investigation fairly and thoroughly.  We offer our condolences to this young man’s family for their tragic loss. 

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For more information, contact:

Karen Mason
Public Information Officer
FDLE - Pensacola
(850) 595-2100

 

 

 

 

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