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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

Sunday, 4/12/2026

Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

Sunday, 4/12/2026

Robert James Tidwell
Up To $2,000 Reward
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 6/2/1994
HEIGHT: 5'9" WEIGHT: 300    
AKA: Robby Tidwell
SMT: None
FBI #: 736682VD5
SID #: TX50298364
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH: Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Enticement of a Minor for Indecent Purpose – Via Telecom, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
DATE     
CAPTURED: 4/2/2026
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Pampa, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Gray Co SO
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Robert James TIDWELL, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on April 2, 2026, in Pampa, Texas. Working off investigative information, DPS Special Agents, in coordination with the Gray County Sheriff’s Office, located and arrested TIDWELL.In 2015, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) from Amarillo arrested TIDWELL for Sexual Abuse and Enticement of a Minor for Indecent Purpose – Via Telecom. He was subsequently sentenced to 60 months’ Federal probation for Transfer of Obscene Materials to Minors and required to register as a sex offender. In August 2024, TIDWELL was arrested in Gray County for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.TIDWELL had been wanted since January 2026, after a warrant was issued out of Gray County for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.TIDWELL’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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