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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Monday, 11/25/2024
Manuel Muniz
Up To $3,000 Reward
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Reward Paid!
RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 9/29/1970
HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 235    
AKA: N/A
SMT: Tattoos: Vietnamese symbols on right forearm; faces/prison bars/theater masks/flames on upper left arm; female figure/ribbon/"Francisca" on upper right arm. Scars on right eyebrow, right elbow, and forehead.
FBI #: 985188MA3
SID #: TX04373894
TDC #: 01503335
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child)
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury, Obstruction/Retaliation, Burglary (multiple counts), Driving While Intoxicated (2 counts)
DATE     
CAPTURED: 12/13/2021
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Ciudad Acuna, Mexico
CAPTURING
AGENCY: U.S. Border Patrol
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Manuel MUNIZ, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was encountered at the Del Rio-Acuna Port of Entry on December 13, 2021. MUNIZ was then taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol in Del Rio, TX. DPS Special Agents assisted with the investigation.In the early 1990s, MUNIZ received a 9-year prison sentence after he was convicted on multiple counts of Burglary. In 2007, he was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child in Bosque County after he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl. He subsequently received a sentence of 15 years in TDCJ prison.MUNIZ was paroled in November 2016 and last registered as a sex offender in Bosque County. He absconded several months later.MUNIZ had been wanted since February 16, 2017, after a parole warrant for his arrest was issued by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. An additional warrant of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements was issued on February 23, 2017, by the Bosque County Sheriff's Office.MUNIZ’s arrest was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers and a reward was paid.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following methods:
• Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
• Submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or Facebook page • Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.
Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed by law and you could earn up to the CASH REWARD amount listed for each fugitive.
These fugitives should be considered Armed and Dangerous! Never try to apprehend a fugitive yourself.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following methods: • Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) • Submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or Facebook page • Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name. Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed by law and you could earn up to the CASH REWARD amount listed for each fugitive. These fugitives should be considered Armed and Dangerous! Never try to apprehend a fugitive yourself.


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