According to a Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report, Mr. Thompson was found unresponsive in his jail cell on 19 September – three months after his arrest – and pronounced dead following attempts by local police and medical personnel to resuscitate him.
La Shawn Thompson: “Eaten Alive” By Bed Bugs In A Jail Cell And His Family Is Calling For An Investigation (Photo by WSB TV)
US Man Found Dead Inside Jail Cell
A 35-year-old man died inside a jail cell in US’ Atlanta after being “eaten alive” by insects and bed bugs, an attorney for the victim’s family has alleged. According to New York Post, his family is now demanding a criminal investigation into his death as well as the closure and replacement of the jail.
As per the police, LaShawn Thompson was arrested on a charge of battery in Atlanta on June 12, 2022. He was then taken to the Fulton County Jail where he was placed in the psychiatric wing after officials determined he was mentally ill. On September 13, 2022, Mr. Thompson was found unresponsive in his jail cell and pronounced dead after failed CPR attempts.
Three months later Mr. Thompson was found dead in a filthy jail cell after being eaten alive by insects and bed bugs. When his body was found one of the detention officers refused to administer CPR because in her words, she ‘freaked out.’ The jail cell Mr. Thompson was housed in was not fit for a diseased animal. He did not deserve this. Someone has to be held accountable for his death,” Michael D. Harper, an attorney for Mr. Thompson’s family said.
