Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Ortiz, Ricardo
	TDCJ Number	999320
	Date of Birth	10/05/1962
	Date Received	06/24/1999
	Age (when Received)	36
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	11
	Date of Offense	08/18/1997
	Age (at the time of Offense)	34
	County	El Paso
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Brown
	Height	6' 2"
	Weight	209
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	El Paso
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
TDCJ-ID #335838, 8 year sentence, El Paso County, 1 count of Robbery; #363689, 15 year sentence, El Paso County, 1 count of Burglary of a Vehicle, 2 counts of Aggravated Robbery; 9/20/88, Brazoria County, new conviction of 5 years cumulative for 1 count of Deadly Weapon in Penal Institution; 01/05/90 released on Parole to El Paso County in protest of TDCJ-ID Administration; 11/19/92 returned to TDCJ-ID as Parole Violator from El Paso County without new conviction; 08/26/96 Mandatory Supervision release to El Paso County

Summary of Incident
On 08/17/97, while confined in El Paso, Texas, the subject and 2 other inmates were cooking heroin. The subject made a triple dose of heroin and injected it into the victim, a 22-year old Hispanic male. The victim died of an overdose of heroin. The victim was found when officers did a count in the cellblock.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic male