Death Row Information

Inmate Information

	Name	Sales, Tarus Vandell
	TDCJ Number	999446
	Date of Birth	08/14/1979
	Date Received	04/02/2003
	Age (when Received)	23
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	9
	Date of Offense	07/21/2000
	Age (at the time of Offense)	20
	County	Harris
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height (in Feet and Inches)	5′ 11″
	Weight (in Pounds)	191
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Davidson
	Native State	Tennessee

Prior Occupation
construction, laborer

Prior Prison Record
none

Summary of Incident
Sales and two codefendants fatally shot a 30 year old black male, so he could not testify against them in another deadly conduct charge.

Co-Defendants
H. Ostine, C Kissenlaser

Race and Gender of Victim
Black male