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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

                    Friday, 5/9/2025
Erick Martinez
Up To $7,500 Reward
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RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 2/21/1988
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 165    
AKA: Eric Martinez
SMT: Tattoos on right arm. Scars on head, both arms, and right hand.
FBI #: 791814DC7
SID #: TX07258422
TDC #: 01725712
WANTED FOR: Sexual Assault of a Child (X4), Failure to Comply with Sex Offender’s Registration Requirements (X2)
CCH: Sexual Assault of a Child, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Kidnapping, Indecency with a Child by Contact, Indecency with a Child by Exposure, Harassment, Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Evading Arrest with a Vehicle, DWI
DATE     
CAPTURED: 4/4/2023
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Lukeville, Arizona
CAPTURING
AGENCY: U.S. Border Patrol
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Erick MARTINEZ, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on April 4, 2023, after being taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol in Lukeville, Arizona.In 2011, MARTINEZ was convicted of 17 counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, 17 counts of Indecency with a Child by Contact, two counts of Sexual Assault, one count of Indecency with a Child by Exposure, and one count of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle. The convictions stemmed from incidents involving a 16-year-old girl, a 20-year-old woman, and another victim (age unknown). MARTINEZ was given 37 five-year sentences and one 6-month sentence. In June 2020, he was arrested by the Dallas Police Department for four counts of Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender’s Registration Requirements. He subsequently bonded out.MARTINEZ had been wanted since September 9, 2021, after the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for his arrest for four counts of Sexual Assault of a Child and two counts of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements.MARTINEZ’s arrest was not from tip information received through 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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