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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

                    Monday, 11/25/2024
Eduardo Quinones Fuentes
Up To $5,000 Reward
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RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 6/1/1994
HEIGHT: 5'8" WEIGHT: 195    
AKA: Eduardo Garcia Fuentes
SMT: Tattoos on face, neck, back, chest, abdomen, and both arms.
FBI #: 424039FD2
SID #: TX08488161
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Agg. Assault w/Deadly Weapon (X2), Unlawful Poss. of a Firearm by Felon, Probation Violation (Original Offense: Sexual Assault), Probation Violation (Original Offense: Smuggling Aliens)
CCH: Sexual Assault, Assault of Family/Household Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Smuggling Aliens, DWI
DATE     
CAPTURED: 11/23/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Edinburg, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender's Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Border Patrol
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Eduardo FUENTES, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on November 23, 2022, in Edinburg, Texas. Working off investigative information, members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender’s Fugitive Task Force, including the U.S. Border Patrol, located and arrested FUENTES at an apartment complex in southeastern Edinburg.In 2016, FUENTES was convicted of Assault of Family/Household Member by Impeding Breath/Circulation and sentenced to two years of confinement. The following year, he was convicted of Smuggling Aliens and served time in federal custody. In 2021, he was convicted of Sexual Assault after an incident involving a 29-year-old female. He subsequently received 10 years of probation.FUENTES had been wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service since July 20, 2021, for Probation Violation. Additionally, since July 28, 2021, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office had issued warrants for his arrest for Probation Violation, two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon.FUENTES’ 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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