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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Thursday, 11/21/2024
Joaquin Salgado IV
Up To $5,000 Reward
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RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 10/8/1983
HEIGHT: 5'9" WEIGHT: 200    
AKA: Joaquin Salgado Jr., Junior, Ice Cream Man
SMT: Tattoos on back, chest, both shoulders, both arms, and right leg. Scar on face and left forearm.
FBI #: 283939MB6
SID #: TX06355037
TDC #: 01636083
WANTED FOR: Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements (X3), Probation Violation (Original Offense: Smuggling Aliens)
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Sexual Assault, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Unlawful Restraint, Terroristic Threat, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Burglary of a Building, Theft of Property, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Criminal Mischief
DATE     
CAPTURED: 4/6/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Carrizo Springs, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Dimmit Co SO
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Joaquin SALGADO, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was taken into custody on April 6, 2022, after turning himself in at the Dimmit County Sheriff’s Office.In 2010, SALGADO was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Sexual Assault after separate incidents involving a 13-year-old girl and 22-year-old female. He was given two 8-year sentences to run concurrently in TDCJ. In 2019, he was arrested by the US Border Patrol for Smuggling Aliens and sentenced to federal prison.SALGADO had been wanted since August 24, 2021, after the Ennis Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest for Assault Causing Bodily Injury; and on September 7, 2021, the US Marshals Service issued a warrant for Probation Violation. On December 20, 2021, the Dimmit County Sheriff’s Office issued misdemeanor warrants for his arrest for Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Terroristic Threat, and Unlawful Restraint. In addition, on March 23, 2022, the Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division issued felony warrants for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.SALGADO’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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