A Bowie County sex offender on Texas' top 10 list was captured Friday in Wake Village, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Robert Charles Willis, 39, was recently added to the DPS 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list.
On Friday, he was found in Wake Village, Texas. He was apprehended without incident, according to a DPS report on its website.
Further details were not immediately available.
Willis was wanted in Texas for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. He is also wanted in Arkansas for parole violation.
Before his capture, Willis' last known address was in DeKalb, Texas. He also has ties to Texarkana, in both Texas and Arkansas. His criminal history includes sexual abuse, battery, escape and failing to register as a sex offender. In February 2000, Willis was convicted in Miller County of three counts of sexual abuse for incidents involving three children, ages 4 and younger.
Tip information for Willis' capture is being reviewed, according to the website. DPS was willing to offer up to $5,000 for information leading to Willis' arrest.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the five following methods:
- Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
- Text the letters "DPS"-followed by your tip-to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
- Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about and then clicking on the link under their picture.
- Submit a Facebook tip at http://www.facebook.com/texas10mostwanted 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 Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists-with photos-on the DPS website at http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.