TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Thompson, Robert Lee

TDCJ Number:  999276

Date of Birth:  4/1/75

Date Received:  8/10/98

Age (when Received):  23

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  10 years

Date of Offense:  12/5/96

Age (at the time of Offense):  21

County:  Harris

Race:  Black

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 8″

Weight (in Pounds):  252

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Harris

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Unknown

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  Thompson and a co-defendant entered a convenience store and robbed the clerk . When they were leaving the store, Thompson, who possessed a .25-caliber pistol, and the co-defendant, Sammy Butler, who possessed a .38-caliber pistol, fatally shot the store clerk. Thompson and Butler had robbed at least 8 other convenience stores, with three of them involving the fatal shooting of the clerks.

Co-Defendants:  Sammy Butler

Race and Gender of Victim:  Other male