Civil rights activist and football quarterback Colin Kaepernick is paying for the autopsy of a 35-year-old man prison inmate, LaShawn Thompson who died under mysterious circumstances in a Fulton County Jail cell.The medical examiner’s initial autopsy failed to provide answers. Thompson died in September 2022. The deceased’s family that Thompson died as a result of the facility’s horrific and unsanitary conditions. According to the official autopsy, Thompson’s cause of death was “undetermined.”

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After being aware of Thompson’s story, TMZ reported that Kaepernick wanted to help out the family. As a result, he contacted Ben Crump, who is the attorney for the family, and offered to pay for a second autopsy which would be contacted by an independent firm. Auoptsies can cost anywhere between $20,000-50,000.

Who was LaShawn Thompson?

Lashawn Thompson was arrested in June 2022, for misdemeanor simple battery and was then taken to Fulton County Jail. He was placed in the psychiatric unit due to his existing mental health issues.

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On September 19, 2022, Thompson was found unresponsive and later declared. Although authorities tried performing life-saving measures on him, he did not respond. Thompson’s family has claimed that the inmate was kept in very unsanitary and deplorable conditions inside the jail cell. According to them, the cell was infested with bugs. There were bed bugs and insects biting him.

“The cell he was in was not fit for a diseased animal. This is inexcusable and it’s deplorable,” Thompson family attorney Michael Harper said. Photos of Thompson’s body showed the corpse covered with bug bites.
After an investigation was launched into his death, 3 high-ranking jail officials with the Fulton County Sheriff have stepped down. “It’s clear to me that it’s time, past time, to clean house,” they said, adding that they are making “sweeping changes” to the facility.