John Falk was sentenced to death by the State of Texas for a prison murder. According to court documents John Falk and Jerry Duane Martin, were attempting to escape when they would run over Texas Department of Criminal Justice employee Susan Canfield who was on a horse. John Falk and Jerry Martin were convicted and sentenced to death. Jerry Martin would be executed by the State of Texas in 2013.
Jerry Falk 2021 Information
| Name | Falk, John Ray Jr. | |
| TDCJ Number | 999605 | |
| Date of Birth | 11/19/1966 | |
| Date Received | 03/01/2017 | |
| Age (when Received) | 50 | |
| Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) | 8 | |
| Date of Offense | 09/24/2007 | |
| Age (at the time of Offense) | 40 | |
| County | Angelina (Change of venue from Walker) | |
| Race | White | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Height (in Feet and Inches) | 5′ 10″ | |
| Weight (in Pounds) | 200 | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Native County | Harris | |
| Native State | Texas |
John Falk More News
John Ray Falk Jr. was sentenced to die for his role in the murder of a correctional officer during an attempted escape from a Huntsville-area prison more than nine years ago.
An Angelina County jury deliberated for 28 minutes this morning before reaching a decision following closing arguments. Falk, who chose to represent himself, pleaded guilty to capital murder last Thursday for the slaying of Texas Department of Criminal Justice employee Susan Canfield of New Waverly.
The jury had the option to give Falk the death penalty or sentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Falk and another inmate, Jerry Duane Martin, ran away from a work detail at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville on Sept. 24, 2007. Canfield was killed while trying to prevent the escape when her horse was struck by a stolen truck driven by Martin in the garage area of the city of Huntsville Service Center adjacent to the prison.
The inmates were apprehended that day a few miles from the prison.
Martin was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2009 by a Leon County jury for Canfield’s murder. He was executed in 2013 after waiving his right to an appeal.
I’m sorry (to me) this doesn’t justify a death sentence. He wasn’t the driver