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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Dante Tremayne Thompson
Up To $3,000 Reward
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Reward Paid!
RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 8/12/1992
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 150    
AKA: Dante Jefferson, Dante Johnson, Jefferson Johnson, Donte Thompson
SMT: Tattoos on chest, abdomen, face, left leg, both arms, and both hands. Scar on left hand.
FBI #: 184124CC8
SID #: TX07127594
TDC #: 02178009
WANTED FOR: Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon
CCH: Sexual Assault of a Child, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Assault of a Family/Household Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation, Robbery, Evading Arrest with Vehicle, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Burglary of a Building
DATE     
CAPTURED: 6/22/2023
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:

Dante THOMPSON, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on June 22, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Working off tip information received, members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, located and arrested THOMPSON at an apartment complex.In 2012, THOMPSON was convicted of Robbery and subsequently sentenced to four years of confinement in a TDCJ prison. In 2017, he was convicted of Sexual Assault of a Child following an incident involving a 14-year-old girl. THOMPSON received a three year sentence of confinement in TDCJ.THOMPSON had been wanted since September 2022, when the Travis County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. Additionally, in October 2022, the Austin Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.THOMPSON'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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