DPS increases reward for Texas Top 10 sex offender

February 4, 2016 at 9:01 p.m. | Updated February 5, 2016 at 3:02 a.m.

Robert chrismon
Robert chrismon

The Texas Department of Public Safety is increasing the reward for a Texas 10 Most Wanted sex offender.

The reward for Robert Chrismon, 53, this month's featured fugitive, has
 been increased to $8,000 for information leading to his capture if the tip comes in during the month of February.

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Chrismon is a violent sex offender and is wanted for parole violation and failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements, according to information from DPS. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.

He has ties to San Antonio, and he has been known to work as a general laborer. His criminal history includes aggravated rape, aggravated assault, kidnapping and escape.

In 1981, Chrismon was sentenced to 55 years for the kidnapping and aggravated rape of a San Antonio teenage girl. He received an additional 10 years for the attempted stabbing of a Corpus Christi, Texas, police officer
during an arrest.

For more information and updates in the event of his arrest, see his wanted bulletin at dps.texas.gov/Texas10MostWanted/SexOffenderDetails.

Chrismon is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. He has a scorpion tattoo on his right arm, a scar on his chest and additional scars on both wrists.

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, there are several ways to provide anonymous tips:

  • Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
  • Text the letters DPS followed by your tip to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cellphone.
  • Submit a 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 facebook.com/texas10mostwanted.

DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitive and sex offender lists. The current list with photos can be found on the DPS website dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted.

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