Death Row Information

Inmate Information

	Name	Bustamante, Samuel
	TDCJ Number	999380
	Date of Birth	12/11/1969
	Date Received	3/16/2001
	Age (when Received)	31
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	1/18/1998
	Age (at the time of Offense)	28
	County	Fort Bend
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height (in Feet and Inches)	5′ 7″
	Weight (in Pounds)	264
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Wharton
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
North Carolina Department of Corrections on a one year sentence for Forgery, confined 6 months, released on parole; #503412 on a 5 year sentence from Wharton County for one count of Burglary of a Building, released on parole to Dallas County; returned from parole with a four year sentence for one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, released on parole on 2/16/1991.

Summary of Incident
On 1/18/1998, Bustamante gave a 27 year old Hispanic male a ride. Then he stabbed him 10 times with a knife, resulting in the victim's death. Bustamante committed the offenses along with three other co-defendants.

Co-Defendants
Diedrick Depriest
Aurthur Escamilla
Walter Escamilla

Race and Gender of Victim
hispanic male