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Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Details

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Dante Lamar Benjamin
Up To $2,000 Reward
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RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 9/20/1989
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 205    
AKA: Dante Benjamin, Dante L Benjamin, Dante Lemar Benjamin
SMT: Tattoos on neck and right arm.
FBI #: 238984JD1
SID #: TX17771936, LA2689537
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH: Sexual Assault of a Child, Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile, Computer Aided Solicitation for Sexual Purposes, Duty on Striking Fixture/Highway Landscape, Possession of Marijuana
DATE     
CAPTURED: 9/16/2024
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Longview, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Longview PD
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Dante Lamar BENJAMIN, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on September 16, 2024, after turning himself in at the Longview Police Department.In 2011, BENJAMIN was convicted of Sexual Assault of a Child in Louisiana following an incident with a 14-year-old girl. He was subsequently sentenced to 3 years’ probation. BENJAMIN’s probation was later revoked and he subsequently was sentenced to 5 years confinement.BENJAMIN had been wanted since April 2024, after a warrant was issued out of Gregg County for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.BENJAMIN’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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