Offender Information

	Name	Garcia, Joseph Christopher
	TDCJ Number	999441
	Date of Birth	11/06/1971
	Date Received	02/14/2003
	Age (when Received)	31
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	12
	Date of Offense	12/24/2000
	Age (at the time of Offense)	29
	County	Dallas
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5 ft 9 in
	Weight	202
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Bexar
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
maintenance, laborer

Prior Prison Record
#774391 on a 50 year sentence from Bexar County for murder with a deadly weapon; 12/13/2000 escaped from custody

Summary of Incident
On 12/24/2000, in Irving, Texas, Garcia and six codefendants fatally shot a 31 year old white male police officer while on escape from the TDCJ Connally Unit.

Co-Defendants
Patrick Murphy, George Rivas, Randy Halprin, Larry Harper, Michael Rodriguez, Donald Newberry

Race and Gender of Victim
white male