Anonymous Tip Leads to Capture of Texas Sex Offender Fugitive in Marble Falls

A Community Tip Puts a Wanted Sex Offender Back Behind Bars

Texas Department of Public Safety's 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Victor Ramos Jr. — this month's Featured Fugitive — is back in custody after being captured in Marble Falls. The arrest is a sharp reminder of how powerful a single anonymous phone call can be. A tipster came forward with information, authorities acted on it, and a convicted child sex offender who had been on the run for nearly a year was off the streets within days.

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. DPS Criminal Investigations Division special agents assisted in the investigation. The operation was swift and precise — a testament to what happens when community members and law enforcement work together toward the same goal.

A Conviction, Probation, and Then a Disappearing Act

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. Rather than comply with the conditions of that sentence, Ramos chose a different path — one that landed him on one of Texas's most high-profile wanted lists.

He had been wanted in Llano County since August 15, 2025, for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. A separate warrant was issued August 21, 2025, in Burnet County for a probation violation stemming from his original conviction. When Marble Falls police finally caught up with him, Ramos was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. He had been a fugitive for nearly ten months before the tip brought everything to a close.

The Reward System That Makes It Work

The $4,000 reward offered by Texas Crime Stoppers for information leading to Ramos's capture was awarded to the anonymous informant. That's real money for doing what many might consider a civic duty — and the anonymity of the process removes one of the biggest barriers to coming forward. All tips are anonymous, regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters are provided a tip number instead of using a name.

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's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders, or Criminal Illegal Immigrants. 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 system that, when the public participates, genuinely delivers results.

What This Arrest Means Going Forward

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 options are designed to be as accessible as possible — because authorities know that not everyone is comfortable picking up a phone, and a Facebook message or web form can feel far less intimidating.

The Ramos case underscores something that law enforcement officials have long emphasized: the public is often the most effective surveillance network there is. Fugitives blend into communities, show up at local businesses, and cross paths with ordinary people every day. When those people act on what they see — even anonymously — the system works exactly as intended. With dozens of names still on the Texas 10 Most Wanted lists, the call for community vigilance is far from over.