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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

                    Thursday, 8/28/2025
Nicholas Drew Burns
Up To $3,000 Reward
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RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 9/27/1982
HEIGHT: 6'0" WEIGHT: 230    
AKA: None Reported.
SMT: Tattoos on chest and both arms. Scar on forehead.
FBI #: 317608XB9
SID #: TX06967805
TDC #: 02067907
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH: Sexual Assault of a Child, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements with Enhancement, Theft of Property
DATE     
CAPTURED: 8/28/2025
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
CAPTURING
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CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Nicholas Drew BURNS is a convicted sex offender required to register annually. He has ties to Harris County, including the city of Houston, Texas. In 2002, BURNS was convicted of Sexual Assault of a Child following an incident with a 14-year-old boy. He was subsequently sentenced to 5 years confinement. In 2016, BURNS was convicted of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements with an Enhancement and subsequently sentenced to 3 years confinement. On May 23, 2025, a warrant was issued out of Harris County for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.

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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