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Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Details

                    Sunday, 6/4/2023
Steven Clay Leifeste
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RACE: White SEX: Male DOB: 9/12/1978
HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 215    
AKA: Steven Edward Leifeste
SMT: Tattoos on back and left shoulder. Scar on left cheek.
FBI #: 149709HC3
SID #: TX07444273
TDC #: 01793831
WANTED FOR: Sexual Assault of a Child (X2), Probation Violation (Original Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle), Evading Arrest
GANG     
AFFILIATIONS: N/A
CCH: Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury, Failure to Stop and Render Aid - Serious Bodily Injury/Death, Evading Arrest/Detention, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse - Elderly, Forgery of a Financial Instrument, DWI
LKA: N/A
LKC: San Antonio, Texas
CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
DETAILS:

Steven LEIFESTE is a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive with ties to Bexar County and Henderson County.In 2012, LEIFESTE was convicted of Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury and Failure to Stop and Render Aid – Serious Bodily Injury/Death. He was subsequently sentenced to four years of confinement in a TDCJ prison. He was discharged from TDCJ in 2014. In February 2021, LEIFESTE was convicted of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and sentenced to three years of probation.Since March 15, 2021, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has issued multiple warrants for LEIFESTE’s arrest, including a misdemeanor warrant for Evading Arrest and a Probation Violation warrant related to his Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle conviction in 2021. Additionally, on March 16, 2022, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest for two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child.

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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