Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man held by officers at Lonoke, Arkansas, was taken from them on the night of June 24, 1877, by three masked men, who shot him. The Milan Exchange reported that the officers did not prevent the men from taking him. The paper's account describes the killing as a mob seizure from the officers' custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper account.