Died in jail or a lockup
Faust
Faust was being held in a jail in Texas in 1874 when a mob came for him. The mob took him from the jail and shot him. According to a later account, a man who had since died confessed on his deathbed that he alone was responsible and that Faust was innocent.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). A mob took Faust from a jail and shot him, and a later deathbed confession by another man said Faust was innocent, so the accounts conflict.
Reported by: news reports.