Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

D. B. Jones

Lagrange, North Carolina

D. B. Jones, a Black preacher, was held in the jail at Lagrange, North Carolina. A mob took him from the jail and killed him by lynching. His death is recorded as a homicide carried out by that mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report