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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender

                    Thursday, 11/20/2025
John Carl Hawkins
Up To $3,000 Reward
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 12/1/1957
HEIGHT: 6'0" WEIGHT: 180    
AKA: John C Hawkins, John Hawkins
SMT: Scars on right arm, right wrist, and left upper arm.
FBI #: 204843AA4
SID #: TX02612947
TDC #: 01584868
WANTED FOR: Parole Violation (Original Offense: Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact)
CCH: Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact, Carrying Prohibited Weapon, Theft of Property, Possession of Marijuana
DATE     
CAPTURED: 11/18/2025
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Fort Worth, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

John Carl HAWKINS, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on November 18, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Working off investigative information, members of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, located and arrested HAWKINS.In 2002, HAWKINS was convicted of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact following an incident with a 16-year-old male. He initially received 8 years’ probation for the sex offense. In 2009, his probation was revoked and HAWKINS was subsequently sentenced to 19 years confinement. He was released on parole from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in 2019. HAWKINS had been wanted since November 13, 2025, when a warrant was issued by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for his arrest for Parole Violation (Original Offense: Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact).HAWKINS’ capture 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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