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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Hayden Brince Abel III
Up To $3,000 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 3/22/1984
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 180    
AKA: Brince Abel, Hayden Abel, Hayden Abel III, Hayden Brince Able, Hayden Brince Able III
SMT: Tattoos on both arms, both hands, and upper chest near collarbone.
FBI #: 914223VB2
SID #: TX06858840
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Probation Violation (Original Offense: Burglary of Habitation with Intent to Commit Other Felony)
CCH: Aggravated Assault Date/Family/Household Member with a Weapon, Assault Causes Bodily Injury Date/Family/Household Member with Previous Conviction, Sexual Assault, Evading Arrest/Detention, Fail to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Burglary of Habitation with Intent to Commit Other Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance
DATE     
CAPTURED: 4/2/2024
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Ingleside, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Texas DPS Highway Patrol, Texas DPS Region 3 Special Response Team (SRT)
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Hayden Brince ABEL III, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, was captured on April 2, 2024, in Ingleside, Texas. Working off tip information, Texas DPS Special Agents and Troopers, along with the Texas DPS Region 3 Special Response Team (SRT) located and arrested ABEL.In 2022, ABEL was convicted of Possession of Controlled Substance again and subsequently sentenced to 1 year confinement. Additionally, in 2022, ABEL was convicted of Burglary of Habitation with the Intent to Violate/Abuse the Victim Sexually and subsequently sentenced to 8 years’ probation.ABEL had been wanted since December 2023, after a warrant was issued out of Kerr County for his arrest for Probation Violation (Original Offense: Burglary of Habitation with Intent to Commit Other Felony). Additionally, a warrant was also issued out of Nueces County for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.ABEL’s arrest was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, so a 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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