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Death Row Inmate Information

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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