Scheduled Execution

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Offender Information

	Name	King, John William
	TDCJ Number	999295
	Date of Birth	11/03/1974
	Date Received	02/25/1999
	Age (when Received)	24
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	10
	Date of Offense	06/07/1998
	Age (at the time of Offense)	23
	County	Jasper
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Brown
	Height	5' 9"
	Weight	198
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Atlanta
	Native State	Georgia

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Prior Occupation 
carpenter, laborer

Prior Prison Record 
TDCJ-ID #624420, 10-year sentence for one count of Burglary; 7/28/97 released on Parole to Orange County

Summary of Incident 
On 06/07/98, during the nighttime hours, the subject and co-defendants, Lawrence Brewer and Shawn Allen Berry, murdered James Byrd Jr., a 49-year old black male, by dragging the victim behind their 1982 gray Ford pickup truck, located on Huff Creek Road, in Jasper, Texas. The subject and the co-defendants picked the victim up while he was hitchhiking in Jasper.

Co-Defendants 
Berry, Shawn; Brewer, Lawrence Russell

Race and Gender of Victim 
Black male