Died in jail or a lockup
Will Johnson
Will Johnson, a Black man, was held in the Lufkin jail in Texas on June 11, 1895, when a crowd of nearly 500 men marched on the building. The sheriff did not resist, and the men took Johnson to the public square, where he was hanged from a derrick before a large crowd.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.