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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Criminal Illegal Immigrant

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce
Up To $3,000 Reward
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RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 9/25/2003
HEIGHT: 6'0" WEIGHT: 170    
AKA: Jose Miguel Zelaya Ponce
SMT: N/A
FBI #: HJ6NWM5KD
SID #: N/A
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 14
CCH: Alien Removal
DATE     
CAPTURED: 8/23/2024
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID TAG, Texas Rangers, Texas DPS Highway Patrol
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Jose Miguel ZELAYA-PONCE, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant from Honduras, was captured on August 23, 2024, in Houston, Texas. Working off investigative information, DPS Special Agents assigned to the Texas-Anti Gang (TAG) Center, along with the Texas Rangers and DPS Highway Patrol Troopers, located and arrested ZELAYA-PONCE.In April 2021, ZELAYA-PONCE was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and charged with alien removal. He was subsequently given an order of recognizance and released. In June 2024, he was issued a final order of removal.ZELAYA-PONCE had been wanted since July 24, 2024, when a warrant was issued out of Harris County for his arrest for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14. ZELAYA-PONCE’s 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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