Austin, TX – Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders have been captured following separate arrests this week in Guadalupe County and Tom Green County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Authorities say Melvin Lee Kennon, 43, was arrested Jan. 6 after a traffic stop on I-10 in Seguin. DPS Criminal Investigations Division agents from San Antonio worked with Texas Highway Patrol troopers to make the arrest. Kennon, convicted in 2007 of sexual assault of a child, had been wanted since September 2025 for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements in Wilson County.
The following day, Jan. 7, Baldamar Palacio Martinez, 50, was captured at a business in San Angelo. DPS agents and San Angelo police located Martinez using investigative information. He was previously convicted in 1997 of aggravated sexual assault of a child and had been wanted out of Tom Green County since September 2025 for failure to comply with registration laws.
DPS confirmed that Crime Stoppers rewards will not be paid in either arrest. In 2025, DPS and partner agencies captured 65 fugitives from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted lists, including 28 sex offenders, with $41,000 in rewards issued for tip-related arrests.
Residents can submit anonymous tips or view current Most Wanted fugitives at dps.texas.gov. Authorities caution the public not to approach fugitives, as they are considered dangerous.
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