Three Top 10 Texas Fugitives Behind Bars

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced that three individuals on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list were captured recently. Josue Reyna, 24, was arrested Nov. 18 in Del Rio; Alfredo Rangel, 37, was apprehended on Nov. 20 in Mexico; and Ngoc Van Tran, 44, was arrested Nov. 20 in Mexico.

Reyna was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge when he attempted to enter the United States from Mexico, and was stopped by officers and his identity confirmed. The arrest was not the result of a tip, and no reward will be paid. The Del Rio Police Department assisted with the arrest. Reyna was wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and retaliation. For more information, see his captured bulletin online.

Based on tip information, the DPS Criminal Investigations Division and the U.S. Marshals Service coordinated with Mexican authorities to locate and arrest Rangel at a residence in Nuevo Laredo. Mexico law enforcement officials later transported Rangel to the International Bridge in Laredo, where he was turned over to U.S. authorities and taken into custody on Nov. 20. Rangel’s capture was the result of a tip, and a reward up to $7,500 will be paid. Rangel, who was involved in a violent assault on a DPS trooper in 2000, was wanted for parole violation, larceny and engaging in organized criminal activity. For more information, see his captured bulletin online. 

Tran was also arrested in Mexico on Nov. 20 after being located by the U.S. Marshals Service. Tran was wanted for homicide and parole violation. The arrest was not the result of a tip, and no reward will be paid. Tran was wanted for the 1996 murder of his wife, whose body was found in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle. In 2009, he was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted list. For more information, see his captured bulleting here. 

So far in 2014, DPS and other agencies have arrested 14 Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, 12 Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders, and $55,500 in rewards has been paid for tips that resulted in arrests.  

To be eligible for the cash rewards, anyone with information can provide anonymous tips in five different ways: 

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Text the letters DPS – followed by your tip – to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture. 
• Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section).
• Submit a tip through the DPS mobile app. The app is currently available for iPhone users on the Apple App Store and for Android users on Google Play.

All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted.

A DPS video explains the steps on how to submit a tip regarding a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive or Sex Offender and/or how to receive a reward once the fugitive is captured.

DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives featured in the Texas 10 Most Wanted Program. To view the current lists – with photos – visit the DPS website. 

Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.