Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Sales, Tarus Vandell
	TDCJ Number	999446
	Date of Birth	08/14/1979
	Date Received	04/02/2003
	Age (when Received)	23
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	9
	Date of Offense	07/21/2000
	Age (at the time of Offense)	20
	County	Harris
	Race	Black
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5 ft 11 in
	Weight	191
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Davidson
	Native State	Tennessee

Prior Occupation
construction, laborer

Prior Prison Record
none

Summary of Incident
Sales and two codefendants fatally shot a 30 year old black male, so he could not testify against them in another deadly conduct charge.

Co-Defendants
H. Ostine, C Kissenlaser

Race and Gender of Victim
Black male