Inmates in Potter, Randall County Jail For Murder in October 2024

Amarillo, Texas has seen its fair share of murders in recent years. Currently, in Potter and Randall County jails combined, 58 inmates are charged with some degree of murder. Almost half of them are facing charges from 2024. Here's a look at the 58 inmates in Randall and Potter County jails with murder charges.

Different Degrees Of Murder In Texas

Murder isn't as cut and dry as you might believe. We've all heard of people being charged with different degrees of murder, but how many of us have ever stopped to figure out what they mean? The varying degrees of murder in Texas are:

First Degree - Capital murder and the most serious degree. The defendant intentionally or knowingly caused the death of another person. Interestingly enough, that includes people who hire someone to do the killing for them.
Second Degree - "Murder" and is a first-degree felony unless it's proven that the act was a crime of passion.
Third Degree - You've probably only heard of this one in the movies. That's because it only exists in a handful of states, and they don't include Texas.

Not even the term homicide is cut-and-dry. There are varying degrees of homicide in the Lone Star State. They are:

Murder
Capital Murder
Manslaughter
Criminally Negligent Homicide

Notable Cases In Potter And Randall County Jails

In the cases below, one of them was found not guilty recently of a New Year's Day killing in 2021. The shooting took place in the Hamlet Shopping Center on Dumas Drive. Four people were shot, one died from their injuries.. Dustin Harrison was found not guilty of the New Year's Day killing of Orlando Kilgore.

Trey Phillip Greenleaf was found guilty of capital murder in 2024. He was accused of the 2023 killing of Kendra Vela. After less than one hour of deliberation after a 6-day trial, the jury came with a guilty verdict. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Keep reading to see the 58 inmates in Potter and Randall County Jail on murder charges.

58 Inmates Charged With Murder Who Are Still in Randall & Potter County Detention Centers

These inmates of both Potter and Randall county have been charged with murder and not released on bond.

All suspects featured below are presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted in a court of law.

Note: This gallery is updated on a quarterly basis. Last update was October 13, 2024

Gallery Credit: Sarah Clark/TSM

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Have you ever wondered what life inside a Texas prison is really like? I asked friends who are correction officers and folks who have volunteered at jails. I also asked former inmates, and browsed forums and articles with current and former inmates. Put all together, it paints what I hope is a fairly accurate picture of daily prison life in Texas.

Gallery Credit: Renee Raven