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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

                    Monday, 12/2/2024
Ruben Alvarado Castro
Up To $7,500 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 4/12/1981
HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 190    
AKA: Ruben Alvarado, Texas Pimp
SMT: Has gold tooth. Tattoos on face, neck, back, abdomen, both arms, and both hands.
FBI #: 139646MB5
SID #: TX06344828
TDC #: 02292048
WANTED FOR: Agg. Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Fraudulent Use/Poss. of Identifying Info.), Probation Violation (Original Offense: Unlawful Poss. of a Firearm by Felon)
CCH: Assault Causes Bodily Injury, Domestic Battery, Unlawful Poss. of Firearm by Felon, Poss. of Firearm after Domestic Abuse, Sale of Opiates/Narcotics, Poss. of Paraphernalia to Grow/Distribute Marijuana, Poss. of Controlled Substance, Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Theft of Property, Evading Arrest, Fraudulent Use/Poss. Identifying Info
DATE     
CAPTURED:
2/15/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION:
San Antonio, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY:
Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, ICE, Bexar County DA's Office
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Ruben CASTRO, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive affiliated with the Texas Mexican Mafia gang, was captured on February 15, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. The USMS Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, located and arrested CASTRO at a hotel. In 2008, CASTRO was convicted of Possession of a Firearm after Domestic Abuse and subsequently sentenced to 80 months’ imprisonment and 36 months’ supervised release. In 2019, CASTRO was sentenced to three years' confinement in a TDCJ prison for Fraudulent Use/Poss. of Identifying Information; and additionally received probation for Poss. of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Poss. of a Firearm. He was released on parole in March 2021. CASTRO had been wanted since May 2021, after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a Parole Violation warrant for his arrest and the Bexar County SO issued a warrant for Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury. In addition, on September 15, 2021, the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for Probation Violation. CASTRO’s arrest was the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers and a reward was 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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