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NAACP threatens protest over Anderson

By Stephen D. Price
Political Editor
November 20, 2006

TALLAHASSEE -- If the investigation into the death of Martin Lee Anderson is not concluded by Jan. 2, the day Charlie Crist will be sworn in as governor, members of the Florida NAACP, students and the Conference of Black State Legislators vowed today to conduct a silent protest at the ceremony.

"We feel justice for Martin Lee Anderson is long overdue and are outraged," said state Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. "What does this say to the world, how Florida feels about its children?"

The Black Caucus held a news conference earlier this afternoon to express their anger to Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov.-elect and Attorney General Crist, that no charges have yet been brought in the death of the 14-year-old Panama City teen and the investigation has taken more than 300 days.

Bush's spokeswoman, Alia Faraj, said he, too, is frustrated that the investigation has taken this long . She said someone from the governor's office calls State Attorney Mark Ober, who is investigating the case, every week for an update.

Anderson died Jan. 6, a day after he was hit, kicked and kneed by guards at a Bay County boot camp for juvenile offenders.

Anderson's parents have filed a civil suit against the Bay County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice seeking $40 million.

Last week, a former acting inspector general for the DJJ said he was fired from his job in August because he wouldn't go along with a "misrepresentation" in the death of Anderson, and filed a whistle-blower complaint with the state Commission on Human Relations.

 

 

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