Died in jail or a lockup
Dock McLain
According to a brief report in The Marion Daily Mirror published May 16, 1910, a mob took Dock McLain from the jail at Ashdom, Arkansas, and lynched them. The jail is where the person was being held when the mob took them, so the custody failure is the state's. Dock McLain was Black. The account is a short wire item and is not confirmed by any other source here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.