Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Roach, Tony
	TDCJ Number	999323
	Date of Birth	11/09/1976
	Date Received	08/18/1999
	Age (when Received)	22
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	06/08/1998
	Age	21
	County	Potter
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Brown
	Height	5' 8"
	Weight	169
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Greenville
	Native State	South Carolina

Prior Occupation
Laborer

Prior Prison Record
South Carolina Department of Corrections on a 6-year sentence for Armed Robbery and Assault and Battery (subject robbed an adult white male of his vehicle, using a .45 caliber pistol to strike the victim causing minor injuries); released on Parole in 1998.

Summary of Incident
On 06/08/98, in Amarillo, Texas, Roach fatally strangled a 29-year old white female after burglarizing her residence. Roach knocked on the victim's apartment door and when he did not receive an answer, he pried open a window and gained entry. Roach saw the victim sitting in the living room. Roach hid in the bathroom and when the victim walked down the hallway, he confronted her. The victim struggled with Roach. He placed a belt around her neck and strangled her. When the victim was dead, Roach sexually assaulted the body. Roach set fire to the residence prior to leaving.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
White Female