Punched, kicked, restrained and
killed in a boot camp
Anderson was sentenced to the camp as a result
of being caught joyriding in his grandmother's car after church
without her permission.
On January 5, 2006, Anderson's
second day at the camp, guards attempted to force the exhausted
teen to exercise after he had collapsed, ultimately resulting
in his death the following day.
A grainy 30-minute video tape, which was aired throughout the
United States, documenting Martin's last moments.
In the video, as many as eight guards
can be seen punching Anderson with fists at least 14 times, subjected
him to wristlocks, and kicked or kneed him repeatedly, and applied
other various "restraint techniques" for 40 minutes.
After this, he was transported by ambulance to
Bay County Medical Center, then flown by air ambulance to Sacred
Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Martin Anderson died early on the
morning of January 6, 2006, after being removed from life support.
