Death Row Information

Inmate Information

	Name	Garcia, Joseph Christopher
	TDCJ Number	999441
	Date of Birth	11/06/1971
	Date Received	02/14/2003
	Age (when Received)	31
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	12/24/2000
	Age (at the time of Offense)	29
	County	Dallas
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height (in Feet and Inches)	5′ 9″
	Weight (in Pounds)	202
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Bexar
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
maintenance, laborer

Prior Prison Record
#774391 on a 50 year sentence from Bexar County for murder with a deadly weapon; 12/13/2000 escaped from custody

Summary of Incident
On 12/24/2000, in Irving, Texas, Garcia and six co-defendants fatally shot a 31 year old white male police officer while on escape from the TDCJ Connally Unit.

Co-Defendants
Patrick Murphy, George Rivas, Randy Halprin, Larry Harper, Michael Rodriguez, Donald Newbury

Race and Gender of Victim
white male