Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Blount
Jack Blount, a Black man, was one of three men held in the jail in Plymouth, North Carolina, in January 1888. On January 26, a group of masked men took him and two other prisoners from the jail. According to the report, the jailer was overpowered and forced to hand over the prisoners. The men were taken to woods on the edge of town, tied to trees and shot to death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of masked men took him from the Plymouth, North Carolina jail and shot him in the woods, after overpowering the jailer.