DPS Adds New Member To Top Ten Sex Offender List

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- The Department of Public Safety (DPS) added Kevin Travis Waddell, 54, to the Texas Top 10 most wanted sex offenders list.

In 1992, Waddell was convicted for Sexual Assault of a 19-year-old female in Potter County (Amarillo). Subsequently, Waddell received a 20-year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison.

Waddell  was released on parole in the mid-1990s and then resided in the Austin area for nearly two decades before becoming a fugitive in September 2015.

On September 22, 2015, a parole warrant for Waddell's arrest was issued by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Additional warrants were also issued by the Travis County Sheriff's Office for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine), a DPS press release stated. 

Waddell is a white male, 6'1" in height and weighs approximately 240 pounds. He has a tattoo of a rose on the back of his left shoulder, as well as, a female face on the left side of his chest. Other tattoos are located on his upper back, arms, chest and right leg. A distinct scar is on his right thigh.

Waddell's last know address is 15401 Sutton Dr in Lakeway, Texas. Follow this link to see his bulletin information: https://www.dps.texas.gov/Texas10MostWanted/SexOffenderDetails.aspx?id=366

Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.

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

• 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 at http://www.facebook.com/texas10most… 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: (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tex…) and for Android users on Google Play:(https://play.google.com/store/apps/… 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    www.dps.texas.gov/Texas10MostWanted/fugitiveDetails.aspx?id=352.

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

DPS urges citizens to never attempt to apprehend these fugitives alone, as they are considered armed and dangerous.