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Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Details

                    Saturday, 7/26/2025
John Lynch Goodwin
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 3/10/1960
HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 165    
AKA: John Lynch Goodwin III, John L Goodin, John Lynch Goodin III, John L Goodwin, John Goodwin
SMT: Tattoos on face, cheek, back, both arms, left finger, and right thigh. Scar on right cheek.
FBI #: 215807V9
SID #: TX03981036
TDC #: 02304446
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child (x2), Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Assault Causes Bodily Injury, Domestic Violence, Grand Theft Auto, Forgery, Theft of Property
LKA: N/A
LKC: San Antonio, Texas
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
DETAILS:

John Lynch GOODWIN is a convicted sex offender required to register every three months. He has ties to Bexar County and Hidalgo County including the cities of San Antonio, Texas and Edinburg, Texas. In 1988, GOODWIN was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child following incidents with a 6-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl. He was subsequently sentenced to 20 years confinement. In 1997, GOODWIN was convicted of Assault Causes Bodily Injury and subsequently sentenced to 1 year confinement. In 2020, GOODWIN was convicted of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and subsequently sentenced to 5 years confinement. On March 26, 2025, a warrant was issued out of Bexar County for GOODWIN's arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. Additionally, in October 2024, a warrant was issued by the Edinburg Police Department for his arrest for Unlawful Possession of Synthetic Marijuana.

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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