The protest of the boot camp death trial verdict ended with a demand. By 5 p.m. Oct. 19, the demonstrators want a meeting with the U.S. attorney investigating the Anderson case and a timeline for when they can expect federal charges to be filed.  If the students do not receive that satisfaction, they said, they will be back in the streets, in much greater numbers.

Today’s protest was loosely organized, put together by an informal coalition of students at FAMU, FSU and Tallahassee Community College.

If their demand isn’t met, the students say they will stage a second, much larger demonstration.

The demonstrators made their demand about 6:20 p.m., then headed home about 7. 

The protesters are chanting louder as they move toward the intersection of Tennessee and Monroe.

Traffic has backed up and police are directing some cars to turn around as they reach the congested area, but so far, they have not interfered with the protest.

The group protesting the verdict in the boot camp death trial is on the move.

The protesters, who had been sitting in the street, have linked arms and marching down the street toward the busy intersection of Tennessee and Monroe. They have passed a police barricade and continue to chant.

So far, the police are standing by and have not interfered with the marchers.

Tensions are escalating at the scene of the protest.

About 150 students and other protesters are still sitting in the street, blocking traffic in the area surrounding the old Capitol building.

Police and a group of officials, including FAMU President James Ammons, Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, Sen. Frederica Wilson and Benjamin Crump, a lawyer representing Martin Lee Anderson’s family, have tried to convince the protesters to get out of the street and continue their demonstration in a nearby courtyard, but the protesters aren’t budging.

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