Offender Information

	Name	Pursley, Lonnie Wayne
	TDCJ Number	999294
	Date of Birth	09/17/1961
	Date Received	01/20/1999
	Age (when Received)	37
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	9
	Date of Offense	03/29/97
	Age	35
	County	Polk
	Race	White
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Brown
	Height	5' 8"
	Weight	229
	Eye Color	Blue
	Native County	Harris
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Cook, Laborer

Prior Prison Record
#437783, 5 year sentence from San Jacinto County for 1 count of Burglary of a Habitation, 07/08/87 released on Parole, 12/21/90 returned from Parole with a new conviction; #571873 on a 10 year sentence from San Jacinto County for 1 count of Theft By Appropriation; 06/14/91 released on Parole; 08/24/92 returned from Parole with new conviction; #621739 on a 20 year sentence from Polk and San Jacinto County for 1 count of Burglary of a Habitation; 1 count of Burglary of a Vehicle and 1 count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle; 11/28/95 released on parole.

Summary of Incident
On 03/29/97 the subject and a co-defendant murdered Robert Earl Cook, 47-year old white male inside the Deer County Subdivision in Livingston, Texas. They took the victim into a wooded area where they beat him to death and robbed him.

Co-Defendants
None identified

Race and Gender of Victim
White Male