Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Will Hunter

died June 1910 · Lincoln County, Arkansas

Will Hunter, a Black man, was held in custody at Star City, Arkansas, in June 1910 when a mob took him from the officers and lynched him. The Hartford Republican reported the seizure, and the Greene County Herald carried a similar account on June 24, 1910. Neither report names the facility or says whether the officers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: The Hartford Republican (reporters).

News reports (2)