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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

Friday, 5/22/2026

Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

Friday, 5/22/2026

Kerry Jay Armstrong
Up To $3,000 Reward
Picture Name:
RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 7/9/1968
HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 170    
AKA:
SMT: Scars on Forehead, Right Leg, Left Wrist and Finger. Tattoos on Chest, Back, Left Finger, Left/Right Hands, Right Arm, and Right Shoulder.
FBI #: 392163KA9
SID #: TX04151629, IA00729222
TDC #: 02333861
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Bail Jumping/Failure to Appear
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Indecency with a Child Sexual Contact, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
DATE     
CAPTURED: 5/11/2026
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Thurber, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, TBCJ-OIG, Erath Co SO
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Kerry Jay ARMSTRONG, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender required to register every three months, was captured on May 11, 2026, in Thurber, Texas, located in Erath County. Working off investigative information, a Texas DPS Special Agent assigned to the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force, along with TBCJ-OIG and Erath County Sheriff's Office, located and arrested ARMSTRONG. In 1992, ARMSTRONG was convicted of Delivery of Marijuana and subsequently sentenced to 5 years confinement. In 1997, he was convicted in Denton County of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child Sexual Contact, following incidents with a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl. ARMSTRONG was subsequently sentenced to 15 years confinement. In 2019, ARMSTRONG was arrested for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and sentenced to 3 years confinement. ARMSTRONG had been wanted since October 2025, after warrants were issued out of Kinney County for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and Bail Jumping/Failure to Appear. ARMSTRONG’s capture 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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