Died in jail or a lockup
Levi Pike
Levi Pike, who was Black, was held in the jail at Blamidville, Kentucky. According to a brief item in The Donaldsonville Chief published June 2, 1877, a crowd took Levi Pike from the jail and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news item says a crowd took Levi Pike from a jail at Blamidville, Kentucky, and killed him, but the item is garbled and does not name officers or say whether jail staff resisted.
Reported by: news reports.