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Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Details

                    Tuesday, 4/23/2024
Gary Lynn Whiddon
Up To $5,000 Reward
Picture Name:
Reward Paid!
RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 1/19/1958
HEIGHT: 5'6" WEIGHT: 275    
AKA: Terry Wilson
SMT: Tattoo on right arm. Scars on chin, forehead, right foot, right hand, and both arms. Mole near right eye.
FBI #: 620191P4
SID #: TX02104939
TDC #: 01714836
WANTED FOR: Fail to Register as a Sex Offender, Criminal Solicitation of a Minor-Sexual Assault of a Child, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Possession of Child Pornography and Burglary of a Habitation)
GANG     
AFFILIATIONS: N/A
CCH: Possession of Child Pornography, Aggravated Assault, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Contact of a Minor, Burglary of a Habitation, Burglary of a Building, Larceny, Evading Arrest or Detention
DATE     
CAPTURED: 9/13/2019
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Denver PD, Colorado
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Gary Lynn WHIDDON, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on September 13, 2019, in Denver, Colorado.Working off tip information and with coordination from Texas DPS Special Agents, officers from the Denver Police Department apprehended WHIDDON at a location in Denver. In April 2011, WHIDDON was convicted in Andrews County of Possession of Child Pornography. He was subsequently sentenced to 75 years in TDCJ prison. WHIDDON was released on parole from TDCJ in December 2018 and is required to register as a sex offender for life.WHIDDON has also served time in the past in TDCJ prison for multiple burglary convictions.WHIDDON had been wanted since June 2019 after the Midland County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for WHIDDON’s arrest for Criminal Solicitation of a Minor-Sexual Assault of a Child and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.In addition, WHIDDON was wanted for Parole Violation (Original Offenses: Possession of Child Pornography and Burglary of a Habitation).The 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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