Lashawn Thompson was found dead in a Fulton County Jail cell in Atlanta with his body infested by insects, according to reports shared by his family’s attorney.
Officers were unable to resuscitate Thompson in the cell, where he’d been held for around three months. An autopsy could not determine his cause of death, but the report described an “extremely severe” infestation of small insects across Thompson’s body. His face, upper and lower extremities were pockmarked with cuts and lesions from repeated skin-picking, the report said.
Harper told The Post the family appreciated that officials are working to improve some conditions but called for further action. Thompson was a “playful” man who grew up wanting to be a doctor, McCrae said. He loved dancing and baking strawberry cakes and was fond of Atlanta, where he worked at grocery stores.
Thompson’s family, who lives in Alabama, did not know he had been detained until they received a call informing them of his death, they said at the news conference. Harper said the family had only recently obtained the jail records and decided to release them.
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