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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

                    Sunday, 7/20/2025
Jacob Aaron Kessler
Up To $5,000 Reward
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 6/15/1984
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 260    
AKA: Jacob Kessler
SMT: Tattoos on both arms, back, and left ring finger. Scars on right knee and outside left eyebrow.
FBI #: 28183CC7
SID #: TX07112324; MI2722571W
TDC #: 01736937
WANTED FOR: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child (x2), Aggravated Sexual Assault
CCH: Sexual Assault of a Child, Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact, Burglary of Vehicle
DATE     
CAPTURED: 7/18/2025
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, THP, Nacogdoches Co SO, Houston PD, Harris Co SO, Pasadena PD, Harris Co Constables Office
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Jacob Aaron KESSLER, a convicted sex offender and Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on July 18, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Working off investigative information, the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force led an operation to locate and arrest KESSLER. Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Texas Highway Patrol (THP), Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office, Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Pasadena Police Department, and the Harris County Precinct 1 and Precinct 5 Constable’s Offices assisted in the fugitive operation.In 2011, KESSLER was convicted of Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact following incidents with a 15-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl. He was subsequently sentenced to 9 years confinement for each offense, to be served concurrently. KESSLER had been wanted since April 2, 2025, when warrants were issued out of Nacogdoches County for his arrest for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault.KESSLER’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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