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Guard John O. Lynch | Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi

Guard

John O. Lynch

Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi

End of Watch: Thursday, September 11, 1919

Biographical Info

Age: 42
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 25, 1919
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1920

Guard John Lynch succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained almost three weeks earlier during an escape attempt from the Hinds County Prison Farm.

Four inmates - two male and two female - overpowered and disarmed him. The inmates then locked him in a cage on the farm and shot him, causing a serious wound. The inmates fled but were pursued by a large posse. The two female inmates were quickly captured. One of the male inmates was captured in New Orleans three weeks later. He was convicted of Guard Lynch's murder and hanged on May 28th, 1920.