Three Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives Arrested

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced Tuesday three individuals on the Texas 10 Most Wanted lists were captured earlier this month. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Rodney Dewayne Wynn, 35, was arrested in Dallas on June 12; Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Jose Manuel Avalos, 52, was arrested on June 18 in San Angelo; and Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Jerry Don Holmes, 43, was arrested on June 20 in Oklahoma.

Working on tip information, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested Wynn without incident at a Dallas residence. The arrest was the result of a tip, and a reward up to $5,000 will be paid. Wynn was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault family violence. For more information, see his captured bulletin.

Avalos, a confirmed Texas Mexican Mafia gang member wanted for parole violation, was arrested in San Angelo. The DPS Criminal Investigations Division and the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest. The arrest was not the result of a tip, and no reward will be paid. For more information, see his arrest bulletin.

Holmes was located in Tulsa and arrested by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest was the result of tip information, and a reward up to $3,000 will be paid. Holmes was wanted for assault and failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. For more information, see his captured bulletin.

So far in 2015, DPS and other agencies have arrested 19 Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives and Sex Offenders, including 14 sex offenders and four gang members, and $43,000 in rewards have been paid for tips that resulted in arrests.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, there are five different ways to provide anonymous tips:

• 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. For Android users on Google Play, check here.

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

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.