Tip Leads to Capture of Teen Sex Offender on Texas Most Wanted List
Finn's Take· TL;DR- A public tip led to the arrest of 19-year-old Victor Ramos Jr., a sex offender wanted for failing to register and evading authorities for nearly a year.
- Ramos was convicted in April 2025 of sexual assault and indecency with a child; he received probation but violated its terms by disappearing.
- Texas Crime Stoppers offers anonymous cash rewards for tips on fugitives and sex offenders; 44 arrests have been made in 2026 with $61,500 in rewards paid.
Fugitive Taken Into Custody After Public Tip
Texas Department of Public Safety 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Victor Ramos Jr. — who was June's Featured Fugitive — is back in custody after being captured in Marble Falls. Victor Manuel Ramos Jr., 19, was taken into custody on June 21 by the Marble Falls Police Department at a local business after officers followed up on a tip. The arrest is a reminder of just how powerful a single phone call from a concerned citizen can be.
DPS Criminal Investigations Division Special Agents assisted in the investigation. An increased Texas Crime Stoppers reward will be paid for his arrest. Authorities have not disclosed the identity of the tipster, but that person's decision to come forward proved to be the decisive break in the case.
A Young Offender With a Serious Criminal Record
In April 2025, Ramos was convicted in Burnet County of sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by sexual contact following an incident with a 16-year-old girl. He was given 10 years of probation. Despite that sentence, he failed to stay within the bounds of the law — and the terms set by the court.
Ramos had been wanted out of Llano County since August 15, 2025, for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. That means he spent nearly a year evading law enforcement before the tip brought him down. Sex offender registration laws exist to allow communities to track individuals convicted of these crimes — when offenders go off the grid, it creates real public safety concerns, particularly for families in the areas where they may be hiding.
Part of a Broader Statewide Effort
The Texas Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Office of the Governor, Texas Crime Stoppers program, identifies select fugitives and wanted sex offenders who pose the most significant threat to public safety in the state. Ramos had been named June's "Featured Fugitive," a designation that puts additional public attention — and an elevated reward — on a specific individual each month.
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 program that is consistently producing results, driven in large part by ordinary citizens willing to make the call.
How the Public Can Help
Texas Crime Stoppers, funded by the Governor's Public Safety Office, offers cash rewards to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, Sex Offender or Criminal Illegal Immigrant. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling 1-800-252-TIPS (8477), through the DPS website at dps.texas.gov, or via the Texas 10 Most Wanted Facebook page.
The Ramos case underscores a pattern that law enforcement has seen repeatedly: fugitives rarely stay hidden forever, especially when communities are engaged. With dozens of arrests already logged in 2026 and millions of Texans serving as potential eyes and ears for authorities, the state's most wanted list continues to shrink — one tip at a time.