TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Masterson, Richard Allen

TDCJ Number:  999414

Date of Birth:  03/05/1972

Date Received:  05/15/2002

Age (when Received):  30

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  6

Date of Offense:  02/09/2001

Age (at the time of Offense):  28

County:  Harris

Race:  White

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Brown

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 11″

Weight (in Pounds):  233

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Harris

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  welder, carpenter, laborer

Prior Prison Record:  4-year adult probation Walker County, Georgia 1991 for Burglary (revoked to 1 year time served in Georgia Department of Corrections)- X/Tennessee Department of Corrections, Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex, Petros, Tennessee-X/Georgia Department of Corrections, Bostick Correctional Institute, Hardwick, Georgia, released on probation on 04/07/1992 X/TDCJ on a 2 year sentence from Harris County for 1 count of burglary of a building with intent to commit theft, released on parole in absentia to Harris County on 10/19/1992, received parole discharge on 09/29/1994.

Summary of Incident:  On 02/09/2001 in Houston, Masterson choked the victim, an adult white male, resulting in the victim's death. Masterson also took the victim's vehicle after the murder.

Co-Defendants:  None

Race and Gender of Victim:  White male