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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

Saturday, 5/23/2026

Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

Saturday, 5/23/2026

Albert Merell, Jr.
Up To $5,000 Reward
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RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 9/30/1977
HEIGHT: 6'3" WEIGHT: 215    
AKA: Albert Merrill Jr., Buddy Merrill, Buddy Merell
SMT: Scars of Right Shoulder, Left Wrist, Right Forearm, Right Upper Arm
FBI #: 357549DB6
SID #: TX05712438
TDC #: 01022890
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH: Agg. Sexual Assault, Agg. Kidnapping, Agg. Robbery, Burglary of Habitation, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
DATE     
CAPTURED: 5/11/2026
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Corpus Christi, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, TBCJ-OIG
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS! Subject has VIOLENT TENDENCIES!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Albert MERELL, Jr., a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on May 11, 2026, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Following up on tip information, members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, including Texas DPS Special Agents, and Texas Board of Criminal Justice – Office of Inspector General (TBCJ-OIG), located and arrested MERELL. In 2001, MERELL was convicted and sentenced to 15 years confinement for Aggravated Sexual Assault, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, and Burglary of Habitation. He was discharged from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in 2015. In 2022, MERELL was convicted in Tarrant County of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and subsequently received probation.MERELL had been wanted since August 2025, after a warrant was issued out of Tarrant County for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.MERELL’s arrest was from tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, so 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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