On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Patti, Ron and Emma Saylor, mother, father and sister of Ethan Saylor, and representatives of the National Down Syndrome Society and National Down Syndrome Congress along with Maryland Delegate Heather Mizeur will deliver a change.org petition with over 338,000 signatures to Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley at the State House.  A press conference is planned for 10:30 a.m. EST at Lawyer's Mall across from the Maryland State House.

This petition authored by Emma Saylor calls for an independent investigation by Governor O'Malley into the death of Ethan Saylor at the hands of off-duty Frederick County police officers who were moonlighting as security officers at a movie theater in a mall in Frederick, Maryland.

As our constituents will recall, Ethan had attended the movie Zero Dark Thirty that evening and would not leave the theater because he wanted to see it again. An internal investigation cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.  Governor O'Malley has the authority, under the Maryland constitution, to pursue an independent investigation into the tragic death of Ethan Saylor.

Join Us at the Press Conference:

The press conference will be held on Thursday September 5, 2013 10:30 AM EST in Lawyer's Mall, right across the street from the steps of Maryland State House located at: 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401. For more information, please contact Ginny Sessions at gsessions@ndss.org or (202) 465-3221.

Sign the change.org Petition:

NDSS and NDSC are encouraging advocates and members of the Down syndrome community to sign Emma Saylor's change.org petition at: http://www.change.org/justiceforethan