Died in jail or a lockup
Will Lea
Will Lea, a Black man, was held in the jail at Sandstone, West Virginia. According to The Big Stone Gap Post, a mob of about 100 masked men took him from the jail and hanged him, and his body was afterward riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 masked men reportedly took him from the jail and hanged him, then riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.