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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

                    Wednesday, 12/11/2024
Frankie Lee Bell, Jr.
Up To $7,500 Reward
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RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 1/22/1988
HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 175    
AKA: Frank Lee Bell, Jr., Frankie Bell, Franky Bell, Junior Bell, Junior
SMT: Tattoos: Dog paw and 5 point star on right forearm, "B" hand sign on outer right forearm, "59" on left bicep; other tattoos on neck and both arms. Scar near right eye.
FBI #: 514478WB7
SID #: TX06905708
TDC #: 01387113
WANTED FOR: Murder (2 counts), Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon (2 counts)
CCH: Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon
DATE     
CAPTURED: 1/25/2018
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Caldwell, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Bryan PD, Burleson County SO, Caldwell PD, USMS, ICE-HSI, Texas DPS Highway Patrol, Texas DPS Aircraft
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Frankie Lee BELL Jr., a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive affiliated with the Bloods gang, was captured on January 25, 2018, at a residence in Caldwell, Texas. The investigation that resulted in BELL’s arrest was a multi-agency effort that included law enforcement agencies from Burleson and Brazos counties, including DPS CID Special Agents, the Bryan Police Department, the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Caldwell Police Department. The U.S. Marshals Service, ICE-HSI, DPS Troopers, and DPS Aircraft also provided assistance.In August 2006, BELL was convicted in Brazos County of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon after shooting two male subjects with a handgun. He subsequently received a 12-year sentence in TDCJ prison. BELL was discharged from TDCJ in June 2017.BELL was wanted in connection with an Oct. 3, 2017, robbery at a residence in Bryan that left two men dead and another injured.On October 10, 2017, four warrants for BELL's arrest were issued in Brazos County in connection to the shooting, including two counts of Murder and two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.The arrest was not the result of a tip 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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