Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a jail was taken from it by a mob and killed. The jail that held him is the custodial agency for this death. Whether the sheriff or jailer resisted the mob, gave up the keys or handed him over is part of the same account and remains unestablished.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.