TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Cantu, Ruben Montoya

TDCJ Number:  804

Date of Birth:  12/5/66

Date Received:  9/10/85

Age (when Received):  18

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  9 years

Date of Offense:  11/8/84

Age (at the time of Offense):  17

County:  Bexar

Race:  Hispanic

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 10″

Weight (in Pounds):  142

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Bexar

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Laborer

Prior Prison Record:  None

Summary of Incident:  On 11/8/1984 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Cantu and one co-defendant broke into a home in San Antonio. They awakened two Hispanic males who were in the home and robbed them. Each victim sustained nine gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene, and the other victim survived to testify against Cantu and his co-defendant.

Co-Defendants:  David Garza

Race and Gender of Victim:  Hispanic Male