Man beaten, left unconscious during robbery dies
April 9th, 2009 by Ana X. Ceron
Keith Hall
STUART — The victim of a brutal beating on Sunday night that left him on life support has died, according to police.
The man and teen accused of kicking and punching him to unconsciousness Sunday night now face murder charges.
Keith A. Hall, 38, had been kicked and punched unconscious during a Sunday night robbery. He died at Martin Memorial Hospital on Wednesday after being removed from life support shortly before 5:20 p.m., police spokesman Sgt. Marty Jacobson said.
Hall was robbed outside the Right Way convenience store in the 1800 block of Palm Beach Road at 9:35 p.m.
Kobe Anderson
James LaForteza
Witnesses reported to police that Stuart residents James Louis LaForteza, 29, and Kobe Anderson, 15, had beaten the man into unconscious, according to police reports. Both were arrested early Monday morning.
Hall had been trying to buy drugs when he was robbed and beaten, police said. Sunday was also the day Hall had been released after being incarcerated for the past year on marijuana possession charges, according to state Department of Corrections records.
Tags: drugs, James LaForteza, Keith Hall, Kobe Anderson, Marty Jacobson, murder, Right Way, robbery, Stuart police
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April 9th, 2009 at 10:13 am
fresh murder charge, facing 20 to life all over 40 dollars way to throw your life away dummies.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
The cycle started years ago - they’ve both got long records. Cases like this make me wish we were an “eye for an eye” society. These two deserve to die slowly and painfully, just like Keith died.
April 10th, 2009 at 8:24 am
He was put away for a year for smoking pot. STOOOOOPID!
February 26th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Keith Hall may have been an addict, but was also a human being and my granddaugjters father!! Fry those fuck3ers, and get it over with… 40 lousy dollars, what a waste. There WILL be justice for Keith, and now his family suffers.