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Death Row Information

Offender Information

Picture of Offender Name Martin, Jerry Duane
TDCJ Number 999552
Date of Birth 03/28/1970
Date Received 02/17/2009
Age (when Received) 38
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 10th Grade
Date of Offense 09/24/2007
  Age (at the time of Offense) 37
  County Leon C/V from Walker
  Race White
  Gender Male
  Hair Color Brown
  Height 5' 9"
  Weight 169 lbs.
  Eye Color Brown
  Native County Collin
  Native State Texas

Prior Occupation:

Construction

Prior Prison Record:

Prior Prison Record: TDCJ # 585762, Dallas County, 10 yr sentence from Harris County for Theft of Property $750-$20,000; released to Shock Probation; returned under TDCJ # 795994, 50 yr sentence from Collin County for Attempted Capital Murder with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Failure to Appear; incarcerated at the time of this offense.

Summary of incident:

The subject and co-defendant were working in the field squad at the Wynne Unit. He took an officer's weapon, ran to a city parking lot and stole a City of Huntsville truck. The subject drove the truck into the horse of a female correctional officer causing her fall and resulting in her death.

Co-Defendants:

John Ray Faulk, Jr.

Race and Gender of Victim

One white female