The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that three of the state’s most wanted were apprehended in separate operations in Hidalgo County, Plano, and Houston. The arrested men were identified by the FBI as Eduardo Quinones Fuentes, Kenneth Wayne Patterson, and Leroy Lewis Jr., all of whom were previously on Texas’ most wanted list.
In a post on X, the agency attributed the recent arrests to a combination of public tips and coordinated, multi-agency efforts, noting that Texas Crime Stoppers gave out a reward for one of the catches. According to Texas DPS, the trio’s arrests are part of a statewide effort to apprehend high-risk fugitives.
Eduardo Quinones Fuentes was detained on June 22 at the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo County. The DPS defines him as a Tango Valluco gang member with outstanding warrants for parole violation, obstruction, and failure to comply with sex-offender registration. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, his prior record includes sexual assault and aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon.
Kenneth Wayne Patterson was detained in Plano on June 24 in response to a tip from Texas Crime Stoppers, according to authorities. He was wanted on a warrant for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements and had previously been convicted of sexual assault on a kid. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the tip that led to Patterson’s arrest is qualified for a Crime Stoppers award, demonstrating that a phone call may change everything.
Leroy Lewis Jr. was apprehended on June 24 in Houston during an operation combining DPS Criminal Investigations Division agents and local partners, according to the agency’s seized list. Lewis is one of the fugitives arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety, and local police handled his booking and processing.
All three males are being processed for outstanding warrants and will be handed up to the county or agency that issued them for formal booking and any subsequent court appearances. Court dates and jail conditions were not immediately recorded on local internet dockets, but DPS notices detailed the previous convictions and warrants that led to the latest arrests.
The agency’s posted data for Fuentes and Patterson include parole violations and failure to register warrants related to previous sex- and violent-offense convictions. The Texas DPS remains the primary public repository for capture bulletins and other case material pertaining to the Most Wanted program.
According to state officials, the formula for the Most Wanted project is simple: anonymous public tips mixed with coordinated task squads that comprise U.S. Marshals, Customs and Border Protection, and local police. In a review of its Most Wanted work, the DPS stated that such cooperation helped discover scores of fugitives last year and that prize money had aided in the conversion of idle suspicions into actionable leads.
An overview from the Texas DPS provides a more in-depth look at how the program works and what those numbers look like. It also emphasizes that tipsters stay anonymous and can qualify for financial incentives when their information leads to arrests.
Anyone with information on a sought suspect can call Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or leave a web tip on the DPS Texas 10 Most Wanted website or utilize the DPS mobile app. Authorities warn locals not to approach suspected fugitives and to report everything they know exclusively through law enforcement procedures. The agency’s Most Wanted website outlines reward regulations and confidentiality protections for anyone who wants to help but prefers to remain anonymous.
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