Will Reddill
Will Reddill, a Black man, was held in the Sumter County jail in Americus, Georgia, in 1913 when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him in the city's streets. The Sumter County Grand Jury spent four days investigating and heard from about 150 witnesses, but none would name anyone in the mob, and no indictments were returned. The grand jury criticized Sheriff Fuller for being very lax in allowing the prisoner to be taken from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Sumter County Grand Jury found that a mob took Will Reddill from the Sumter County jail in Americus and lynched him, but returned no indictments because none of 150 witnesses would name a member of the mob, and it criticized Sheriff Fuller for being very lax in allowing the prisoner to be taken from the jail.
Reported by: Sumter County Grand Jury (court).