'High Risk' Sex Offender on the Loose With $2,000 Reward

AUSTIN, TX--(Press Release) Jorge Luis Santamaria is a high-risk sex offender with ties to Electra, Texas (Wichita County), and the Austin area, including Elgin.In 2005, Santamaria was convicted in Travis County of Attempt to Commit Indecency with a Child – Sexual Contact after an incident involving an 11-year-old boy. Santamaria subsequently received 10 years’ probation.On October 29, 2012, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for Santamaria’s arrest for Probation Violation (Original Offense: Attempt to Commit Indecency with a Child – Sexual Contact). Since then, a warrant has been issued out of Wichita County for Santamaria’s arrest for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements. All tips are guaranteed anonymous. 

Santamaria is a 5'6 hispanic man that weighs 230 lbs. He is wanted for failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements, Probation Violation (Attempt to Commit Indecency with a Child - Sexual Contact).

Santamaria should be considered armed and dangerous. For more informatioin about Santamaria and updates on his arrest, see his Wanted Bulletin.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters MUST provide information to authorities using one of the three following methods:

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Submit a 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).

All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.

DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists – with photos – on the DPS website. Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.