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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Kim Eugene Cooks
Up To $3,000 Reward
RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 7/1/1966
HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 140    
AKA: Eugene Cooks, K.C. Cooks
SMT: Tattoo on chest. Scars on head, right forearm, and both upper arms.
FBI #: 5176LA1
SID #: TX04232016
TDC #: 01484225
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Assault with Injury-Family Violence
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child, Sexual Assault of Child, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury, Assault Family/Household Member, Fail to Register as Sex Offender, Man./Del. of Controlled Substance, Poss. of Controlled Substance, Fail to Identify, Evading Arrest/Detention
DATE     
CAPTURED:
10/26/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION:
Austin, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY:
Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Kim COOKS, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was arrested on October 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Working off investigative information, members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, located and arrested COOKS.In 1990, COOKS was convicted of Sexual Assault following an incident involving a 20-year-old woman. In 1997, COOKS was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and was sentenced to two years of confinement. In 2002, he was convicted of Aggravated Assault. In 2008, he was convicted on drug charges and was given two 10-year sentences in confinement. In November 2020, COOKS was arrested by the Austin Police Department for Assault of Family/Household Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation. He subsequently bonded out of jail.COOKS had been wanted since September 2021, after the Austin Police Department issued a warrant for COOKS’ arrest for Assault with Injury-Family Violence. Additionally, in November 2021, the Killeen Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.COOKS’ arrest was not from tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, so no reward will be 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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