$4M settlement reached with family of man who died in bed bug-infested jail cell
Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, agreed to a $4 million settlement with the family of a man who died in a bed bug-infested jail cell last year. Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, agreed to a $4 million settlement with the family of a man who died in a bed bug-infested jail cell last year. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve the $4 million settlement related to LaShawn Thompson during a meeting on Wednesday, a Fulton County spokesperson confirmed. Thompson, 35, died in the Fulton County Jail on Sept. 13, 2022. Attorneys for his family claimed Thompson was "eaten alive by bed bugs." MORE: Georgia man found dead in bed bug-infested jail cell died of 'severe neglect': Independent autopsy The family and their legal team are not making a statement on the settlement, an attorney for the family, Michael Harper, told ABC News. "The Fulton County Commissioners' vote speaks for itself," Harper said in an email. LaShawn Thom...