Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender
Sunday, 3/1/2026
Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Sex Offender
Sunday, 3/1/2026
Julio Carlos
Mendoza
Up To $3,000 Reward
RACE:White (Hispanic) SEX:Male DOB:8/12/1982
HEIGHT:5'5" WEIGHT:170
AKA:Carlos Contreras, Julio Carlos Contreras, Julio De La Rosa, Julio Delarosa, Julio Mendoza
SMT:Tattoos on both arms and right leg. Known to wear glasses.
FBI #:222221LB9
SID #:TX05670747
TDC #:02182659
WANTED FOR:Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements
CCH:Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Member, Assault Peace Officer/Judge, Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact, Burglary of Habitation, Continuous Violence Against Family, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Evading Arrest/Detention, Violation of Protection Order
DATE CAPTURED:5/10/2024
CAPTURE LOCATION:El Paso, Texas
CAPTURING AGENCY:Texas DPS CID, U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, El Paso PD
CAUTION:Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:
Julio Carlos MENDOZA, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on May 10, 2024, in El Paso, Texas. Working off investigative information, members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents, located and arrested MENDOZA. The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) Sex Offender Registry Team assisted in the multi-agency fugitive investigation. In 2004, MENDOZA was convicted of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and subsequently sentenced to 3 years’ probation. In 2007, he was convicted again of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and subsequently sentenced to 2 years’ probation. In 2018, he was convicted of Driving While Intoxicated 3rd of More and subsequently sentenced to 3 years confinement. Additionally, in 2018, MENDOZA was convicted of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact following an incident with a 9-year-old girl. He was subsequently sentenced to 3 years confinement. MENDOZA had been wanted since April 24, 2024, after a warrant was issued by the El Paso Police Department for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. MENDOZA’s arrest 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.
