Charges will no longer be pursued by the White County District Attorney against six former camp workers in the death of 13-year-old Travis Parker. This announcement comes after a judge's ruling Friday that threw-out felony murder and child cruelty charges against the workers.
The boy died in April 2005 at the Appalachain Wilderness Camp in Cleveland, Georgia. He had been restrained for about 90 minutes, after an angry confrontation with a counselor. He had been denied his asthma inhaler, eventually lost consciousness and died. An autopsy concluded that the face-down restraint caused Parker's death.
The incident did prompt a review of policies on restraints at the state's camps for young people. The camp workers in this incident were either fired or left their jobs.
The boy died in April 2005 at the Appalachain Wilderness Camp in Cleveland, Georgia. He had been restrained for about 90 minutes, after an angry confrontation with a counselor. He had been denied his asthma inhaler, eventually lost consciousness and died. An autopsy concluded that the face-down restraint caused Parker's death.
The incident did prompt a review of policies on restraints at the state's camps for young people. The camp workers in this incident were either fired or left their jobs.
