AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Daniel “Buzzard” Wright, 58, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, and a cash reward up to $3,000 is now being offered for information leading to his capture. Wright is a violent sex offender and is wanted for failure to comply with sex offender registration and parole violation. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Wright has ties to Houston and Webster in Harris County; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass in Jefferson County; and Freeport in Brazoria County. His criminal history includes aggravated sexual assault of a child, burglary and drug possession.
Wright is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs approximately 195 pounds. He has multiple tattoos that include tattoos on his arms, right thigh, back, abdomen and chest. He also has scars on his left knee.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, there are four different ways to provide anonymous tips:
- Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
- Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
- Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section).
- Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App. The app is currently available for iPhone users on the Apple App Store and for Android users on Google Play.
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists – with photos – on the DPS website.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.
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