Death Row Inmate Information

Name: Roberts Jr., Donnie Lee
TDCJ Number: 999487
Date of Birth: 02/09/1971
Date Received: 10/28/2004
Age (when Received): 33
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 11
Date of Offense: 10/15/2003
Age (at the time of Offense): 32
County: Polk
Race: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 1″
Weight (in Pounds): 223
Eye Color: Blue
Native County: Natchitoches Parish
Native State: Louisiana
Prior Occupation: Builder/Laborer
Prior Prison Record: One prior out of state commitment to Louisiana Department of Corrections, #449607 on a 7 year sentence for 1 count of armed robbery.
Summary of Incident: On 10/15/2003 in Polk County, Texas, Roberts approached and demanded currency from an adult white female, of which Roberts was her live-in boyfriend. The victim refused and Roberts shot her three times in the head, causing her death. Roberts then fled the scene in the victim's son's vehicle.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: White Female
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE