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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

                    Saturday, 5/4/2024
Alvin Charles McKnight, Jr.
Up To $7,500 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 6/25/1982
HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 280    
AKA: Alvin Charles McKnight, "Pookie"
SMT: Tattoos on face, chest, back, right forearm, and both upper arms. Scars on back, right shoulder, and upper left arm.
FBI #: 267571PB7
SID #: TX05930262
TDC #: 02057740
WANTED FOR: Capital Murder
GANG     
AFFILIATIONS: 52 Hoover Crips
CCH: Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon, Theft of Firearm, Burglary of Habitation, Burglary of Building, Evading Arrest/Detention W/Vehicle, Escape While Arrested/Confined, Driving While Intoxicated
DATE     
CAPTURED: 11/15/2023
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: San Bernardino, California
CAPTURING
AGENCY: San Bernardino PD
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Alvin Charles MCKNIGHT, Jr., a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive affiliated with the 52 Hoover Crips gang, was captured on November 15, 2023, in San Bernardino, California. Working off tip information, law enforcement authorities in Northeast Texas coordinated with the San Bernardino Police Department to locate and arrest MCKNIGHT at a bus station.Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special Agents, Texas Rangers, Upshur County Sheriff’s Office, Longview Police Department, Gladewater Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals Service provided assistance in the multi-agency fugitive investigation. MCKNIGHT had been wanted for Capital Murder out of Upshur County since November 5, 2023, in his connection to a recent double homicide that occurred near Gilmer, Texas.MCKNIGHT’s arrest was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, so a reward was 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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