Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Ricks, Cedric Allen
	TDCJ Number	999593
	Date of Birth	09/07/1974
	Date Received	05/19/2014
	Age (when Received)	39
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	05/01/2013
	Age (at the time of Offense)	38
	County	Tarrant
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5'07"
	Weight	172
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Cook
	Native State	Illinois

Prior Occupation
None

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
The subject engaged in a verbal altercation with his common-law wife. He became angry and grabbed a kitchen knife and began stabbing the victim and her 12-year old and 8-year old sons. The female victim and 8-year old victim died from fatal stab wounds to the neck, back of the neck, chest, hands, and face. The 12-year old victim was stabbed 25 times in the hands, neck, back of the neck, and chest. The subject fled the scene in the victim's car and telephoned his family to tell them he had killed the victim and her children. The police were able to trace the call made from his cell phone and arrested him in Garvin County, Oklahoma.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic female, hispanic male