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Death Row Inmate Information

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Name:  Johnson, Matthew

TDCJ Number:  999586

Date of Birth:  09/17/1975

Date Received:  12/05/2013

Age (when Received):  38

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  10

Date of Offense:  05/20/2012

Age (at the time of Offense):  36

County:  Dallas

Race:  Black

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 6″

Weight (in Pounds):  244

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Dallas

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Mechanic, Warehouseman, Heavy Equipment Operator

Prior Prison Record:  #1263384 - Robbery and Evading Arrest

Summary of Incident:  The subject walked into a gas station with a plastic bottle filled with bleach and continued behind the sales counter where the victim was working. He took cigarettes and lighters from behind the counter and cash from the cash register drawer. The subject poured the bleach on the victim and set her on fire before walking out of the station. The victim died later at the hospital as a result of her injuries.

Co-Defendants:  None

Race and Gender of Victim:  White Female