SAN ANTONIO – A man who was on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list was arrested last week in San Antonio. Jesse Cruz Jr., 49, was wanted for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
The arrest was made Aug. 27 by members of the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division, San Antonio Police Department and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. He was taken into custody without incident.
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DPS said Cruz was convicted in 1993 of indecency with a child by sexual contact after an incident in Bexar County involving a 12-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the offense.
Cruz's arrest came as a result of a tip. DPS said a reward of up to $3,000 will be paid.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, there are five different ways to provide anonymous tips:
Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS
Text "DPS" followed by your tip to 274637 (CRIMES)
Submit a web tip through the DPS website
Submit a Facebook tip here
Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App.