LaShawn Thompson, 35, was found unresponsive in his cell in the psychiatric wing at Fulton County Jail on Sept. 13.
Michael D. Harper, an attorney for Thompson’s family, wrote in a statement shared with The Post Friday that Thompson had been in custody since he was arrested for misdemeanor simple battery in June.
“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.” Harper also sent The Post a copy of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s report, which lists Thompson’s cause of death as undetermined but notes a “severe bed bug infestation” in his cell.this week that Thompson’s relatives are “asking for a criminal investigation into the matter and changes at the jail.”Thompson’s family is demanding justice for their loved one.Members of Thompson’s family gathered outside the Fulton County courthouse on Thursday to demand justice.
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