HOUSTON, Texas – Two men who were on the Texas 10 most wanted list are now in custody.
Dewarren Knowles, 36, was arrested in San Antonio on August 17. He was previously convicted of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, theft of property, and making a terroristic threat. Additionally, he had an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child. Knowles had been on the run since February.
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Antioneo Ryen Sims, 43, was arrested in Houston. In 2008, Sims was convicted of sexual assault of a child following an incident with a 14-year-old girl and sentenced to three years in prison. He also has multiple convictions in the past for failure to register as a sex offender. Sims had been wanted out of Harris County since Janurary for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
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. So far in 2024, DPS and other agencies have arrested 31 Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants, including 11 sex offenders, 10 gang members and 4 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.
- Submit a Facebook tip 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.