Died in jail or a lockup
John Cereno
John Cereno was one of five Italian men killed by a crowd in Tallulah, Louisiana, on the night of July 20, 1899. He was held in the local jail there when the crowd came. The crowd overpowered the jailer and deputies, took him from the jail, and hanged him in the jail yard. The account says the jailer and deputies were overpowered, not that they handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd overpowered the jailer and deputies at the Tallulah jail, took John Cereno out and hanged him in the jail yard.
Reported by: news reports.