ATLANTA — LaShawn Thompson, the man whose family claimed was 'eaten alive by insects and bed bugs' in the Fulton County Jail, died of 'complications due to severe neglect,' according to an independent autopsy.
ATLANTA — LaShawn Thompson, the man whose family claimed was “eaten alive by insects and bed bugs” in the Fulton County Jail, died of “complications due to severe neglect,” according to an independent autopsy.
Photos of Thompson covered with bed bugs and images of his filthy cell went viral on social media and led to widespread outrage. Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp nonprofit organization paid for Thompson's independent autopsy, Harper confirmed to ABC News. Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers player and social justice advocate, offered to pay for an independent autopsy after a previous autopsy released by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Jan. 12, 2023 listed Thompson’s cause of death as “undetermined.
Thompson was arrested on June 12, 2022, for simple battery against police officials, according to jail records. Asked about the status of the investigation, a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department referred ABC News on Monday to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, saying that they are the lead agency in the probe.
Labat, who joined the family at a previous press conference in April, said in an April 17 statement that following the preliminary finds of the probe into Thompson’s death, there have been"sweeping changes" at the Fulton County Jail.
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