Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man being taken to jail in Texas under the guard of two officers was taken from them by a posse of citizens in April 1906. The posse held him until a farmer from Delta, Texas arrived. The farmer ordered the crowd back and fired both barrels of a shotgun into the man, killing him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.