Family of Man Who Died in Bedbug-Infested Cell in Georgia Jail Reaches Settlement With County

Family of Man Who Died in Bedbug-Infested Cell in Georgia Jail Reaches Settlement With County
Attorney Michael Harper holds a photo of Lashawn Thompson's cell in the Fulton County, Ga., Jail, at the state Capital in Atlanta on May 22, 2023. Christina Matacotta/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
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ATLANTA—Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday.

Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper, who represent Mr. Thompson’s family, said in a news release Thursday that the family has reached settlements with the county “and other unidentified entities.”