TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Name:  Taylor, Lee Andrew

TDCJ Number:  999344

Date of Birth:  01/08/1979

Date Received:  02/22/2000

Age (when Received):  21

Education Level (Highest Grade Completed):  9

Date of Offense:  04/01/1999

Age (at the time of Offense):  20

County:  Bowie

Race:  White

Gender:  Male

Hair Color:  Brown

Height (in Feet and Inches):  5′ 9″

Weight (in Pounds):  207

Eye Color:  Brown

Native County:  Galveston

Native State:  Texas

Prior Occupation:  Laborer

Prior Prison Record:  #765153 on 10/29/96, Life sentence for 1 count Aggravated Robbery

Summary of Incident:  On 04/01/99, during the daytime, at TDCJ-ID Telford Unit dayroom, Taylor fatally stabbed an adult black male inmate multiple times with an 8" home-made weapon. Taylor and one co-defendant had engaged in a fight with the victim due to racial tension between Taylor and the victim. Taylor was a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (a recognized security threat group).

Co-Defendants:  Richbourg, Daniel

Race and Gender of Victim:  Black male