Died in jail or a lockup
Lee Puckett
Lee Puckett was being held in the Patrick County jail in Virginia in September 1898 when a mob took him from the jail and killed him. A report published in the Virginian-Pilot in March 1900 said six people involved in the killing had been convicted, and that five others were already in the penitentiary. The same report said another man, W. M. Branch, was sentenced to five years after a retrial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Lee Puckett from the Patrick County, Virginia jail and killed him in September 1898.
Reported by: news reports.