DPS Announces September’s Featured Fugitive

Sept. 5—AUSTIN—Robert Gonzales, one of Texas’ top 10 most wanted sex offenders, is this month’s featured fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is being increased to $4,000 for the month if the information is received in September.

According to a news release from the Department of Public Safety, Robert Gonzales, 47, of Waco, has been wanted by McLennan County since September 2023 for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. In 2011, Gonzales was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was subsequently sentenced to two years in prison. In 2011, he was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child following an incident with a 5-year-old girl and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2022, Gonzales was convicted of failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements and possession of a controlled substance. He was subsequently sentenced to two years in prison for each offense, to be served concurrently. Gonzales also has several prior convictions in the state of Ohio for felonious assault.

Gonzales is 5’7″ and weighs about 200 pounds. He has tattoos on his neck, back, and both arms. In addition to Waco, Gonzales also has ties to Dallas County. More information about Gonzales or updates in the event of an arrest can be found here.

Funded by the Governor’s Office of Public Safety, Texas Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to anyone who provides information leading 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 32 Texas fugitives, sex offenders and criminal illegal immigrants, including 11 sex offenders, 10 gang members and 4 criminal illegal immigrants.

To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters MUST provide information to authorities using one of three 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 clicking the link below their photo.

— Submit a Facebook entry by clicking on the “SUBMIT INFORMATION” link (under the “About” section).

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

DPS investigators work with local law enforcement to select fugitives for inclusion in the Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Illegal Immigrants list. Current lists, complete with photos, can be found on the DPS website.