TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Quintanilla, Jr., John Manuel

TDCJ Number:  999491

Date of Birth:  12/09/1976

Date Received:  12/08/2004

Age (when Received):  28

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  08

Date of Offense:  11/24/2002

Age (at the time of Offense):  25

County:  Victoria

Race:  Hispanic

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Black

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 8″

Weight (in Pounds):  153

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Calhoun

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Laborer

Prior Prison Record:  TDCJ #701105 on a 10 year sentence from Victoria County for 2 counts of Burglary Habitation and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity.

Summary of Incident:  On 11/24/2002 in Victoria, Texas, Quintanilla and two male co-defendants entered an action amusement center through a partially opened back door, demanded cash from an employee and advised all other patrons to get down on the floor. An adult white male attempted to disarm Quintanilla and was fatally shot three times. A second victim, and adult white female, was also shot, but the injury was not fatal.

Co-Defendants:  Jeffrey Bibb and Rodney Rodriguez

Race and Gender of Victim:  White Male and White Female