Death Row Information
Offender Information
Name | Broxton, Eugene | |
TDCJ Number | 999044 | |
Date of Birth | 02/27/1955 | |
Date Received | 09/18/1992 | |
Age (when Received) | 37 | |
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | ||
Date of Offense | 05/16/1991 | |
Age (at the time of Offense) | 36 | |
County | Harris | |
Race | Black | |
Gender | Male | |
Hair Color | Black | |
Height | 5'8" | |
Weight | 195 | |
Eye Color | Brown | |
Native County | Harris | |
Native State | Louisiana |
Prior Occupation
Mechanic
Prior Prison Record
TDCJ #423154, received 06/03/1986, Harris County, 13 years agg. robbery and attempt to commit capital murder. Paroled to Harris County, 10/10/1990.
Summary of Incident
Convicted in the May 1991 robbery and murder of Sheila Dockens of Louisiana. Dockens and her husband, Waylon Dockens, were inside a Channelview motel room when Broxton gained entrance by pretending to be with the motel's management. He pistol-whipped the couple, bound Sheila Dockens' hands and feet, and shot her in the chest. Her husband, a Brown & Root worker, survived a shot to the head and later identified Broxton as the assailant. Broxton is charged with capital murder in four other cases that occurred in April and May 1991.
Co-Defendants
None
Race and Gender of Victim
Unknown