Died in jail or a lockup
Otis Price
Otis Price, 22, was killed by a mob in Perry, Florida, on August 9, 1938, according to an NAACP statement reported in the Atlanta Daily World. He was in the custody of the sheriff, who was transporting him toward the jail when the mob took him from the sheriff's control. The mob then killed him, and the NAACP attributed the killing to that mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The NAACP says a mob killed Otis Price after taking him from the sheriff while he was being transported to jail.
Reported by: NAACP (advocates).