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Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

Wednesday, 2/25/2026

Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

Wednesday, 2/25/2026

Jose Manuel Hernandez
Up To $3,000 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 2/9/1991
HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 215    
AKA: Manuel Hernandez
SMT: N/A
FBI #: 329476RC7
SID #: TX07943831
TDC #: N/A
WANTED FOR: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child X2
CCH: Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Assault Causes Bodily Injury, Resisting Arrest
DATE     
CAPTURED: 11/9/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Monterrey, Mexico
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Pecos PD, USMS Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, USMS Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, Mexican Federal Authorities
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Jose Manuel HERNANDEZ, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was brought by Mexican Federal Authorities to the Juarez-Lincoln Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas, on November 9, 2022, following his recent arrest in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. HERNANDEZ was subsequently taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents. The Pecos Police Department and members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, assisted in the multi-agency fugitive investigation.In March 2021, HERNANDEZ was arrested by the Pecos Police Department for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. He subsequently bonded out.HERNANDEZ had been wanted since June 2021, after the Reeves County Sheriff’s Office issued two warrants for his arrest for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.HERNANDEZ's arrest 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.

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