Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18
Name not reported
A Black boy, about fifteen years old, was held in the town jail at Valliant, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. On the night of December 4, 1911, a mob broke into the jail, took him into the woods on the edge of town and hanged him from a tree. Officers cut his body down the next morning.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.