Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta in September 2022. His family's attorney, Michael Harper, said Thompson's body was covered with insect bite marks. (Michael Harper)

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

Kaepernick personally reached out to Thompson's family to offer his support, Crump said Thursday.