Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Ries, Joseph Ray
	TDCJ Number	999335
	Date of Birth	09/18/1979
	Date Received	11/29/1999
	Age (when Received)	20
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	02/22/1999
	Age (at the time of Offense)	19
	County	Hopkins
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Brown
	Height	5' 7"
	Weight	135
	Eye Color	Hazel
	Native County	Douglas
	Native State	Oregon

Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
None

Summary of Incident
On 02/22/99, in Cumby, Texas, Ries and the co-defendant broke into the residence of a 64-year old white male who was asleep at the time. They shot the victim in the head with a 22-caliber pistol and then took his car. Property belonging to the victim was later pawned.

Co-Defendants
White, Christopher Lee

Race and Gender of Victim
White male