The Miami Herald and CNN sued the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in state court Monday to obtain the release of a videotape that allegedly shows guards beating a 14-year-old boy at a military-style boot camp before he died.
The news agencies filed suit after the state refused requests to release the tape to the public.
Martin Lee Anderson, 14, of Panama City died Jan. 6 after collapsing at the camp operated by the Bay County Sheriff's Office. He had complained of breathing problems while doing exercises as part of the camp's admitting procedures. The sheriff's office has said officers restrained Anderson after he became uncooperative.
