Austin, Texas – Two Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives are back in custody following separate arrests in Houston and Waco this month.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Carl James Hegert, 40, was arrested Feb. 18 at an apartment complex in Houston. Brién Keith Coleman, 39, was taken into custody Feb. 23 after a traffic stop in Waco.
Hegert, listed as a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was arrested by DPS Criminal Investigations Division agents, Texas Highway Patrol troopers assigned to the Anti-Gang Unit, members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force and the Houston Police Department. Authorities said he has prior convictions dating back to 2006, including theft of a firearm, sexual assault of a child, assault causing bodily injury to a family member, failure to register as a sex offender and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. He was discharged from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in January 2025 and was wanted out of Waller and San Jacinto counties.
Coleman, identified as a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was arrested following coordination between DPS Special Agents, the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and Texas Highway Patrol. According to DPS, he was wanted out of McLennan County for allegedly violating bond conditions tied to a charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Authorities said he had previously been arrested in September 2023 and later bonded out in January 2025.
Texas Crime Stoppers has paid more than $13,500 in rewards this year for tips leading to arrests. Officials remind the public not to attempt to apprehend fugitives, who may be armed and dangerous.
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