Died in jail or a lockup
John Patterson
John Patterson, a Black man, was held in the Shelby County jail in Shelbyville, Kentucky. On January 15, 1911, a mob took him from the jail along with two other men. According to the Durham Recorder, published January 17, 1911, he was shot and his body was thrown into a creek.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper article reports that he was shot while attempting to escape and his body was thrown into a creek, without saying who fired the shot.
Reported by: newspaper report on the Shelby County jail seizure (reporters).