Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Name | Runnels, Travis Trevino |
| TDCJ Number | 999505 | |
| Date of Birth | 12/17/1972 | |
| Date Received | 11/16/2005 | |
| Age (when Received) | 32 | |
| Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 11 | |
| Date of Offense | 01/29/2003 | |
| Age (at the time of Offense) | 30 | |
| County | Potter | |
| Race | Black | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Hair Color | Black | |
| Height | 6' 00'' | |
| Weight | 208 | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Native County | Dallas | |
| Native State | Texas |
Prior Occupation
Laborer
Prior Prison Record
TDCJ# 081244 on a five year sentence for burglary of a building from Dallas County; TDCJ# 782388 on a seventy year sentence for aggravated robbery from Dallas County.
Summary of Incident
On 01/29/2003 in Potter County, while incarcerated in the TDCJ Clements Unit, Runnels fatally stabbed a forty year old white male, who was working as an Industrial Supervisor in the unit boot factory.
Co-Defendants
None
Race and Gender of Victim
White male