Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Name | Garcia, Juan Martin | |
TDCJ Number | 999360 | |
Date of Birth | 2/18/1980 | |
Date Received | 6/21/2000 | |
Age (when Received) | 20 | |
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 8 | |
Date of Offense | 9/17/1998 | |
Age (at the time of Offense) | 18 | |
County | Harris | |
Race | Hispanic | |
Gender | Male | |
Hair Color | Black | |
Height | 5 ft 5 in | |
Weight | 183 | |
Eye Color | Brown | |
Native County | Harris | |
Native State | Texas |
Prior Occupation
construction, landscaping, laborer
Prior Prison Record
None
Summary of Incident
9/17/1998 during the night in Houston, Garcia and three co-defendants approached a hispanic male who was walking to his vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Garcia demanded the victim's money and then shot him in the head with a .25 caliber pistol, killing him. Garcia took $8 in cash from the victim.
Co-Defendants
Eleazar Mendoza
Gabriel Morales
Raymond McBen
Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic male