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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

                    Thursday, 11/21/2024
Matthew Hoy Edgar
Up To $5,000 Reward
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 6/5/1996
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 140    
AKA: N/A
SMT: N/A
FBI #: 350264ND2
SID #: TX08967992
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Murder
CCH: Murder, Assault of Family/Household Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation, Evading Arrest Causes Serious Bodily Injury, Reckless Driving, Purchase/Furnish Alcohol to a Minor, Criminal Mischief
DATE     
CAPTURED: 12/29/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Hemphill, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: U.S. Marshals Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Sabine Co SO
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Matthew EDGAR, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on December 29, 2022, near Hemphill, Texas. Working off investigative information, members of the U.S. Marshals Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Sabine County Sheriff’s Office, located and arrested EDGAR at a residence in rural eastern Sabine County.In 2015, EDGAR was convicted of Evading Arrest/Detention Causes Serious Bodily Injury and was sentenced to three years of confinement and three years of probation. In 2020, he was arrested for Murder and then subsequently arrested in 2021 for Assault of a Family/Household Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation. In early 2022, he attended the initial days of his Murder trial before absconding on January 26, 2022. He was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 99 years of confinement. EDGAR had been wanted since January 27, 2022, when the Sabine County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Murder.EDGAR’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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