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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Sunday, 11/24/2024
Bruce Orville Clifton
Up To $5,000 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 8/31/1965
HEIGHT: 6'0" WEIGHT: 195    
AKA: Orville Clifton, Bruce Orville Dallie, Bruce Orville Lyle
SMT: Tattoos on neck, chest, abdomen, and left arm. Scars on both eyes, nose, and right leg.
FBI #: 897254CA7
SID #: TX06711307, FL02245025, NC0317664A
TDC #: 01058369
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Sexual Assault of a Child)
CCH: Sexual Assault of a Child, Sexual Battery/Physical Force, Attempted Sex Offense, Possession of a Deadly Weapon in a Penal Institution, Battery, Communicating Threats, Burglary, Larceny, Fraud, Contempt of Court, Possession of Marijuana, Sale/Delivery of Cannabis, Trespassing, Resisting Officer, DUI
DATE     
CAPTURED: 8/15/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Mesilla Park, New Mexico
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Marshals Southwest Fugitive Investigative Fugitive Task Force, New Mexico State Police
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Bruce CLIFTON was arrested on August 15, 2022, in Mesilla Park, New Mex. Working off tip information, members of the USMS Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, along with members of the USMS District of New Mexico-Southwest Investigative Fugitive Task Force and New Mexico State Police located and arrested CLIFTON at a storage facility. In 1988, CLIFTON was convicted of sexual battery/physical force in Florida. In 2001, he was convicted of sexual assault of a child after an incident involving a 15-year-old girl in Dallas County. In 2003, CLIFTON was convicted of sexual assault of a child following an incident involving a 14-year-old girl in Harris County and sentenced to 20 years of confinement. In 2013, CLIFTON was convicted of possession of a deadly weapon in a penal institution. He was released on parole in May 2021. CLIFTON had been wanted since January 2022, after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a warrant for a parole violation. In February 2022, the El Paso County SO issued a warrant for his arrest for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. CLIFTON’s arrest was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers and rewards were 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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