Sex Offender Details ID 1906

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Albert Merell, Jr.

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RACE: Black SEX: Male DOB: 9/30/1977

HEIGHT: 6'3" WEIGHT: 215

AKA: Albert Merrill Jr., Buddy Merrill, Buddy Merell

SMT: Scars of Right Shoulder, Left Wrist, Right Forearm, Right Upper Arm

FBI #: 357549DB6

SID #: TX05712438

TDC #: 01022890

WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements

CCH: Agg. Sexual Assault, Agg. Kidnapping, Agg. Robbery, Burglary of Habitation, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements

LKA: N/A

LKC: Corpus Christi, Texas

CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS! Subject has VIOLENT TENDENCIES!

DETAILS:

Albert MERELL Jr. is a convicted sex offender who is required to register every three months. He has known ties to Bexar and Nueces Counties, including the cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2001, MERELL was convicted and sentenced to 15 years confinement for Aggravated Sexual Assault, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, and Burglary of Habitation. He was discharged from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in 2015. In 2022, MERELL was convicted in Tarrant County of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and subsequently received probation.. On August 5, 2025, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.

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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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