Captured Details ID 575

Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

Friday, 11/22/2024

Paul Anthony Basaldua

Up To $5,000 Reward

RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 4/7/1987

HEIGHT: 5'8" WEIGHT: 180

AKA: Anthony Basaldua, Pauly, Gigga, Gigga Cavazos

SMT: Tattoos on neck, chest, abdomen, back, both shoulders, both arms, and left hand.

FBI #: 582238PB5

SID #: TX06576058

TDC #: 02170404

WANTED FOR: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact

CCH: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Robbery, Abandon/Endanger Child, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Terroristic Threat, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Theft of Property, Burglary of a Vehicle, Burglary of a Building

DATE
CAPTURED: 10/6/2022

CAPTURE
LOCATION: Council Bluffs, Iowa

CAPTURING
AGENCY: U.S. Marshals Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force, Council Bluffs PD

CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!

CAPTURE DETAILS:

Paul BASALDUA, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive affiliated with the Latin Kings, was arrested on October 6, 2022, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Working off investigative information, members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, coordinated with the U.S. Marshals Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force to locate and arrest BASALDUA in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department assisted in the arrest.In 2009, BASALDUA was convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. In 2012, he was sentenced to 18 months of confinement after he was convicted of Burglary of a Building. In 2017, he was convicted of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and sentenced to five years of confinement.BASALDUA had been wanted since August 2021, after the McAllen Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest for Aggravated Sexual Assault. Additionally, in July 2022, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for his arrest for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact.BASALDUA’s arrest was not from tip information received through 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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