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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

Wednesday, 2/25/2026

Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

Wednesday, 2/25/2026

Joshua David Whitworth
Up To $7,500 Reward
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Reward Paid!
RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 5/11/1985
HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 290    
AKA: Josh Whitworth, Fat-Boy
SMT: Tattoos on chest, back, abdomen, left finger, right leg, both arms, both wrists, and both feet. Scars on abdomen, right forearm, and left leg.
FBI #: 158892JC7
SID #: TX07520083
TDC #: 02252724
WANTED FOR: Aggravated Robbery With A Deadly Weapon, Delivery of Meth. and Cocaine, Theft, Parole Violation (Original Offense: Unlawful Poss. of a Firearm by a Felon)
CCH: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Unlawful Possession of Metal or Body Armor by a Felon, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Terroristic Threat, Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Theft of Property, and Evading Arrest
DATE     
CAPTURED: 2/16/2022
CAPTURE  
LOCATION: Sylamore, Arkansas
CAPTURING
AGENCY: Stone Co SO, Izard Co SO, 16th Judicial District Drug Task Force, Arkansas District of Corrections K-9 Unit, Mountain View PD, Arkansas Game & Fish, Baxter County Aerial Unit
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:

Joshua WHITWORTH, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on February 16, 2022, near the community of Sylamore, Arkansas. Working off tip information, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office located WHITWORTH. Multiple law enforcement agencies from Northern Arkansas assisted in the arrest of WHITWORTH.In 2013, WHITWORTH was convicted in Texas of Unlawful Poss. of Metal or Body Armor by a Felon and Evading Arrest/Detention. In 2018, he was arrested in Arkansas for Del. of Methamphetamine and Cocaine and later bonded out and returned to Texas. In 2019, he was convicted of Unlawful Poss. of a Firearm by a Felon and was sentenced to two years’ confinement. He was released on parole in July 2020.WHITWORTH had been wanted since August 2020, after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a Parole Violation warrant for his arrest. In December 2020, the Harris County SO issued a warrant for his arrest for Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. He was also wanted in Montgomery County, Texas, for Burglary of a Vehicle, and in Stone County, Arkansas, for Del. of Methamphetamine and Cocaine and Theft.WHITWORTH’s 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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