Violent Sex Offender Added to Texas' 10 Most Wanted List

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Martin Deanda, a convicted child predator from North Texas, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list. A cash reward of up to $3,000 is being offered by Texas Crime Stoppers for information leading to his arrest.

Deanda, 43, of Dallas, is wanted out of Dallas County for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. He was convicted in 2023 in Anderson County of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

His criminal history also includes convictions for indecency with a child by sexual contact, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, aggravated robbery, battery resulting in bodily injury, unlawful carrying of a weapon, and evading arrest or detention. In 2012, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for three counts of aggravated robbery.

Deanda is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and approximately 190 pounds. He has tattoos on his chest and both arms, and may wear glasses. He is known to have ties to Anderson County, including the city of Palestine.

Authorities urge anyone with information on Deanda’s whereabouts to submit a tip through one of the following methods:

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

• Submit a web tip through the DPS website

• Submit a tip via the DPS Facebook page by clicking the “Submit a Tip” link under the “About” section.

All tips are anonymous, and tipsters will receive a unique tip number in place of a name.

So far in 2025, authorities have arrested 35 individuals from the state’s 10 Most Wanted lists, including 12 sex offenders and nine criminal illegal immigrants. A total of $25,000 in reward money has been paid this year for tips that led to arrests.

For updates or more information on Deanda, visit dps.texas.gov.