Austin, TX – Texas authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating Ismael Arias, a convicted child sex offender from Cuba who has been named this month’s Featured Fugitive on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), a $4,000 cash reward is being offered through November for information leading to Arias’ arrest.
Arias, 52, has been wanted out of Harris County since April 2025 for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. DPS reports his violent criminal history dates back to 2005, including multiple arrests in Florida and Texas for aggravated assault, kidnapping, and sexual assault of a child.
He was convicted in Hudspeth County for indecency with a child by contact after an incident involving a 13-year-old girl and served prison time before being released on parole in 2013. Arias is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 225 pounds, with tattoos on both upper arms.
Authorities emphasize that all tips are anonymous. To submit a tip, residents can call 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or visit the DPS website.
So far in 2025, DPS and partner agencies have arrested 60 fugitives from the state’s Most Wanted lists, with $41,000 in rewards paid to tipsters.
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