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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Thursday, 11/21/2024
Richard Lee Walker
Up To $3,000 Reward
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 8/27/1963
HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 210    
AKA: Richard Lee Middleton, Ricky Lee Middleton, Rick Middleton, Rick Walker, Ricky Walker, Richard Lee Wood
SMT: Tattoos on chest, back, abdomen, left shoulder, both arms, left wrist, left hand, left fingers, and both legs. Scars on neck.
FBI #: 750273HA9
SID #: TX02920396
TDC #: 02173455
WANTED FOR: Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, Probation Violation (Original Offense: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements)
CCH: Assault, Indecency with a Child by Exposure, Indecent Exposure, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Failure to Appear, Forgery, Fraud, Larceny, Resisting Arrest
DATE     
CAPTURED: 2/27/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Lubbock, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Lubbock PD
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Richard WALKER, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was arrested on February 27, 2022, by the Lubbock Police Department. In 1987, WALKER was convicted of Burglary of a Habitation and received a 20-year sentence in TDCJ. In 1998, he was sentenced to nine years’ confinement after he was convicted of Indecency with a Child by Exposure. The victim was a 16-year-old girl. In 2009, he was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance and sentenced to another nine years’ confinement. He was also convicted of two counts of Indecent Exposure after incidents involving two women, ages 19 and 22. In February 2021, WALKER was convicted of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and received two years' probation. WALKER had been wanted since October 8, 2021, after the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender with Previous Conviction. In addition, on November 9, 2021, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Probation Violation. The arrest was not the result of 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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