Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Conway Manus
Joseph Conway Manus died on December 1, 2012, while held at the Webster County Jail in Webster County, Mississippi. The cause listed in the record is "Assaulted by Staff," as reported in a news account. The record offers no further details about who he was, how the death happened, or what staff did before or after it. The claim that he was assaulted by staff is an allegation from the record and has not been independently established here.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A news report lists the cause as assault by staff at the Webster County Jail, with no official ruling or other account reported.
Reported by: news report.