Executed
Fred Arnell
Fred Arnell, an 18-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on May 19, 1939, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department's record lists the cause of death as execution and classifies the manner of death as homicide. He was a sentenced person in state custody when he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.