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Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Details

                    Wednesday, 4/24/2024
Joe Raymond Gonzales
Up To $3,000 Reward
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RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 6/15/1958
HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 180    
AKA: Joseph Gonzales, Raymond Gonzales, Simon Hernandez
SMT: Tattoos on right arm and right hand. Scars on abdomen, chest, face, left shoulder, upper right arm, and upper left arm.
FBI #: 508748V11
SID #: TX02617183
TDC #: 00545249
WANTED FOR: Failure to Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Accident Involving Death, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Sexual Assault)
GANG     
AFFILIATIONS: N/A
CCH: Sexual Assault, Burglary of a Building with Intent to Commit Theft, Carrying Prohibited Weapon
DATE     
CAPTURED: 8/8/2023
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Houston PD
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Joe Raymond GONZALES, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was captured on August 8, 2023, in Harris County. In 1990, GONZALES was convicted of Sexual Assault in Harris County and sentenced to 50 years confinement in TDCJ. He was released on parole in 2018. GONZALES had been wanted since November 2019 when the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a warrant for his arrest for Parole Violation. Additionally, on March 20, 2020, the Harris County Sheriff's Office issued warrants for his arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and Accident Involving Death.

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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