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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

                    Friday, 11/22/2024
Paul Matthew Berry III
Up To $7,500 Reward
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Reward Paid!
RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 6/6/1965
HEIGHT: 5'6" WEIGHT: 220    
AKA: Paul Edwards
SMT: Scars on chin, right shoulder, both arms, and abdomen.
FBI #: 799156EA3
SID #: 00501356
TDC #: TX03648973
WANTED FOR: Sexual Assault of a Child, Parole Violation (Original Offenses: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Robbery, and Aggravated Kidnapping)
CCH: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Kidnapping with Intent to Violate or Abuse the Victim Sexually, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Larceny
DATE     
CAPTURED: 4/11/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Texas DPS Highway Patrol
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Paul BERRY, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on April 11, 2022, in Houston, Texas. Working off tip information, Houston Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) DPS Special Agents assigned to the Violent Crime Squad, along with DPS TAG Troopers, located and arrested BERRY at a residence in north Houston. In 1988, BERRY was convicted of Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Kidnapping with Intent to Violate or Abuse the Victim Sexually after an incident involving a 25-year-old woman. He received a 60-year and 40-year sentence to be served concurrently. In 2008, BERRY was convicted of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and sentenced to 20 years' confinement. He was released on parole in May 2019.BERRY had been wanted since June 8, 2021, after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a Parole Violation warrant for his arrest. Additionally, on July 1, 2021, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Sexual Assault of a Child.BERRY's arrest was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers and a 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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