Images showing extreme discoloration on Rashaad Muhammad’s limbs illustrate a disturbing story of what the former Fulton County inmate says he endured before his legs and fingers were amputated due to sepsis in his body.
Muhammad says pleas for antibiotics in his vehicle were ignored by an arresting officer when he was taken into custody while wearing a catheter on Aug. 11, 2025. He said his pleas continued for 11 days in jail, including on the medical floor.
During public comment at the May 6 Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting, Muhammad said it was not until after he collapsed on the jail floor and nearby inmates advocated on his behalf that he was transported to Grady Hospital…