TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Pritchard, Cody Douglas
TDCJ Number: 999639
Date of Birth: 09/21/1980
Date Received: 01/23/2026
Age (when Received): 45
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12
Date of Offense: 07/31/2023
Age (at the time of Offense): 42
County: Eastland
Race: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Blonde
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 1″
Weight (in Pounds): 150
Eye Color: Blue
Native County: Eastland
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Welder
Prior Prison Record: N/A
Summary of Incident: On July 31, 2023, during nighttime hours in Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, the subject was involved in a verbal dispute that escalated resulting in the fatal shooting of a police officer.
Co-Defendants: N/A
Race and Gender of Victim: 56-year-old white male
