Texas Offers $6,000 Reward for Fugitive Sex Offender Who Preyed on a Child

Fort Worth Man Named Texas' Most Wanted Featured Fugitive for July

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has named Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Alejandro Villegas as July 2026's Featured Fugitive. The designation puts a spotlight on one of the state's most actively sought criminals — a convicted child predator who has been on the run and ignoring the terms of his release.

Alejandro Villegas, 32, from Fort Worth, has been wanted out of Tarrant County since January 2026 for a probation violation stemming from an original charge of sexual assault of a child. Additionally, in March 2026, a warrant was issued by the Fort Worth Police Department for Villegas' arrest for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. That second warrant makes clear that Villegas hasn't just violated his probation — he's also gone off the grid entirely, cutting himself off from the monitoring system designed to protect the public.

A Criminal History That Spans Nearly a Decade

In 2017, Villegas was arrested by the Arlington Police Department for robbery and subsequently received 36 months of probation. In 2022, he was arrested by the Grand Prairie Police Department for sexual assault of a child following an incident with a 16-year-old girl. Villegas was later convicted of the crime and received 96 months of probation. That's a pattern that stretches back years — and a series of second chances that he has now squandered.

Villegas is 6 feet tall and weighs about 185 pounds. DPS says he has ties to Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas. His connections across multiple major North Texas cities make him harder to track and potentially more dangerous, as he has a wide network of communities in which he could be hiding.

A $6,000 Incentive for the Public to Step Up

The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during July if the tip is received this month. That's a significant financial incentive designed to motivate anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to come forward. 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.

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; or submit a Facebook tip by clicking the "SUBMIT A TIP" link under the "About" section.

Texas' Broader Push to Capture Wanted Sex Offenders

So far in 2026, DPS and other agencies have arrested 44 Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants, including 32 sex offenders and eight gang members — with $61,500 in rewards being paid for tips that yielded arrests. Those numbers reflect a statewide effort that is clearly producing results, driven in large part by tips from ordinary citizens.

The Featured Fugitive program is one of the most effective tools in that effort, shining a concentrated public spotlight on a single individual each month. With Villegas now carrying two active warrants and a conviction for child sexual assault on his record, authorities are counting on the North Texas community to help bring him in. The clock on the elevated $6,000 reward is ticking — and so is the urgency to get a convicted predator off the streets.