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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

Sunday, 4/19/2026

Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

Sunday, 4/19/2026

Kenneth O'Brien Hiner
Up To $3,000 Reward
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RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 11/3/1994
HEIGHT: 6'3" WEIGHT: 180    
AKA: N/A
SMT: Not Identified
FBI #: 93628AE9
SID #: TX50555131
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH: Sexual Assault, Abusive Sexual Contact – Assault, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements (x3)
DATE     
CAPTURED: 3/27/2026
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Kyle, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Texas DPS Highway Patrol
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Kenneth O'Brien HINER, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on March 27, 2026, in Kyle, Texas, located in Hays County. Working off investigative information, Texas DPS Special Agents and Troopers, located and arrested HINER at a residence. In 2013, HINER was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for Sexual Assault and Abusive Sexual Contact – Assault. Subsequently, he was found guilty, sentenced to 9 months in a military detention facility and received a bad conduct discharge. Since 2015, HINER has been arrested on three separate occasions for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. HINER had been wanted since January 2026 out of Nueces County for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.HINER’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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