Executed
Fred Pelton
Fred Pelton, a 37-year-old Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on March 28, 1914. He was in state custody at the time of his death. The Arkansas Department of Corrections records the death as an execution and lists its manner as homicide.
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.