When the 35-year-old Georgia man's body was found, one of the detention officers refused to administer CPR because in her words she “freaked out,' the attorney said.
ATLANTA — A man being held in the psychiatric wing of a Georgia jail died in a filthy cell with a severe bedbug infestation after jail staff did nothing to address his deteriorating health, his family’s lawyer said.Lashawn Thompson, 35, was arrested June 12 on a misdemeanor charge and was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, lawyer Michael Harper said during a news conference Thursday that was streamed online.
A spokesman for Willis said he could not comment on this particular case but said the district attorney’s office does investigate alleged crimes at the jail. In a statement released to WSB-TV, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office extended its condolences to Thompson’s family and said an investigation into his death is underway.
“There were no obvious signs of trauma found ... The decedent’s body was covered in bed bugs,” the report says, listing his cause of death as “undetermined.” The sheriff’s office said the ongoing investigation “is examining details regarding the medical care provided and ultimately will determine whether any criminal charges are warranted in this case.
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