Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested

AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety announced a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, Luis Becerra, is back in custody following his arrest Oct. 5.

A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid.

Becerra, 38, was taken into custody following a traffic stop near Alice in Jim Wells County. DPS Criminal Investigations Division Special Agents from McAllen coordinated with Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office Deputies to follow up on tip information and locate a vehicle they suspected Becerra was riding in.

In 2014, Becerra was convicted of assault of a family/household member by impeding breath/circulation and subsequently sentenced to 10 years’ probation. In 2020, his probation was revoked, and he was subsequently sentenced to two years’ confinement in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison. Becerra had been wanted out of Hidalgo County since January 2024 for aggravated robbery.

Funded by the Governor’s Public Safety Office, Texas Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders or Criminal Illegal Immigrants.

So far in 2024, DPS and other agencies have arrested 37 individuals on the list, including 14 sex offenders, 10 gang members and four criminal illegal immigrants — with $19,000 in rewards being paid for tips that yielded arrests.

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

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about 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 Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants 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.