Died in jail or a lockup
Jean Carter
Jean Carter, a Black man, was held at the jail in Pierce City, Missouri, in August 1901. According to The Hickman Courier, published August 23, 1901, a mob took him from the jail on August 19, after he had been brought back there, and killed him in the street. The account says his body was left riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jean Carter from the jail and shot him in the street, according to the 1901 newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.