SMT:Gold Tooth. Scars on Back, Chest, Right Knee. Tattoos on both arms and left wrist.
FBI #:553500TB5
SID #:TX06742651
TDC #:02257761
WANTED FOR:Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH:Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Assault Causes Bodily Injury, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
DATE CAPTURED:10/5/2026
CAPTURE LOCATION:Longview, Texas
CAPTURING AGENCY:Texas DPS CID, Longview PD
CAUTION:Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:
Charles Demond WARD, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender and documented Bloods gang member, was captured on October 5, 2026, in Longview, Texas. Following up on tip information received, Texas DPS Special Agents and Longview Police Department officers located and arrested WARD. In 2008, WARD was convicted in Upshur County for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child following an incident with a 12-year-old girl. Subsequently he was sentenced to two years confinement in TDCJ prison. Between 2010 and 2019, WARD was convicted on three separate occasions for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. Each conviction resulted in a sentence of two to three years of confinement. WARD has also been convicted multiple times in the past for Assault Causes Bodily Injury to a Family Member. WARD had been wanted since May 2026 by the Vernon Police Department after a warrant was issued for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.WARD’s capture was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, so a 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.
