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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Brett James Martinson
Up To $5,000 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 5/30/1974
HEIGHT: 5'5" WEIGHT: 210    
AKA: James W. Martinson, Brett J. Martison, Psycho, Psycho Wood
SMT: Tattoos on chest, back, right hand, left shoulder, both arms, and back of neck. Scars on forehead and abdomen.
FBI #: 753491HB1
SID #: TX05127489, LA2685022
TDC #: 01899950
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Aggregate Theft, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements)
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child (X2), Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Burglary, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Resisting Arrest, Forgery, Credit/Debit Card Abuse, Fail to Identify, Theft of Property
DATE     
CAPTURED: 6/19/2021
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Magnolia, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas Rangers, Magnolia PD, U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Brett James MARTINSON, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on June 19, 2021, in Magnolia, Texas. Working off tip information, the Texas Rangers, Magnolia PD, and members of the USMS Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force located and arrested MARTINSON at a residence in Magnolia.In 2004, MARTINSON was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child following incidents that occurred with a 4-year-old boy. He received two 8-year sentences to be served concurrently in a TDCJ prison. In 2010, MARTINSON absconded from Texas and was arrested in Louisiana for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. He was returned to Texas and sentenced to 12 years' confinement in a TDCJ prison.MARTINSON had been wanted since August 2020, after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a Parole Violation warrant for his arrest. In January 2021, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office issued an additional warrant for his arrest for Aggregate Theft; and in February 2021, the Walker County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. The 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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