HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT 

In Bexar County, a suspect was arrested on January 25 for a probation violation and the suspect’s cell phone was seized as evidence in connection with a child pornography investigation. The Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Fugitive and Human Trafficking Units made the arrest. The OAG will be the lead agency for this investigation.  

FUGITIVE APPREHENSION UNIT 

In Multiple Regions, during the month of January, the OAG Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) conducted a roundup focusing on parole violators on parole for sex offenses, or those previously arrested for sex offenses, those wanted for failure to register as a sex offender, and suspects wanted by local agencies for various sex offenses. Of the 112 total arrests made by FAU in the month of January, 42 met the roundup criteria.   

In Bell County, Antonio Trevino was arrested on February 2 for violating the conditions of his parole by incurring monitor violations. Trevino was previously convicted of assault, injury to a child, serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to life in prison.  

In Bexar County, Michael Rene Rodriguez was indicted on December 21 by a Bexar County Grand Jury on five counts of possession of child pornography. Rodriguez was subsequently arrested on all five counts. The Digital Forensics Unit assisted in this investigation. 

In Bexar County, Norberto Lazaro Delagarza, a Tango Laredo (Larete) Gang member, was arrested on February 1 for violating the conditions of his parole by absconding and on an outstanding federal warrant for probation violation for dangerous drugs. Delagarza was previously convicted of manufacturing delivery of a controlled substance, a 1st degree felony, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, plus 10 years of probation. In 2016, his probation was revoked, and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The United States Marshals Service and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force assisted in this arrest. 

In Bexar County, Quincey Alexander Daniels was arrested on February 2 for violating the conditions of his parole by being indicted for the charge of a felon in possession of a firearm. Daniels was previously convicted of burglary of a habitation, a 2nd degree felony and was sentenced to 10 years of probation. In 2018, his probation was revoked, and he was sentenced to 8 years in prison. He was also previously convicted of assault on a family member by choking/strangulation and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.  

In Bexar County, Benjamin Scott Polasek was arrested on February 2 for violating the conditions of his parole by using alcohol and marijuana, being released from sex offender treatment, and having contact with children in San Antonio. Polasek was previously convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a 1st degree felony and was sentenced to 72 months on probation. He was later placed on parole and sentenced to 6 years in prison.

In Brazoria County, Brandon Jamal Jones was arrested on February 1 on an outstanding warrant for possession of a controlled substance. New charges for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute were issued at the time of his arrest. The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force assisted in this arrest. 

In Brazoria County, John Louis Gutierrez was arrested on February 2 for failure to maintain mandated sex offender registration requirements and a corresponding failure to comply with sex offender duty to register for life/annually. Gutierrez was previously convicted of indecency with a child through sexual contact and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.  

In Brazoria County, Barrion Demond Oliver was arrested on February 2 for failure to maintain mandated sex offender registration requirements and a corresponding failure to comply with sex offender duty to register for life/annually. Oliver was previously charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child but pled down to indecency with a child through sexual contact and was sentenced to 4 years in prison.  

In Comal County, Robert Ryan Aguirre was arrested on January 31 for violating the conditions of his parole by incurring GPS monitor violations. Aguirre is on parole for multiple convictions. Aguirre was previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony, violating bond more than two times within 12 Months, a 3rd degree felony, and was convicted of assault of a family member with a previous conviction, a 3rd degree felony.  

In Dallas County, Kolten Eugene Lindsey was arrested on February 2 for violating his parole by a monitor violation. Lindsey is a convicted sex offender previously convicted of indecency with a child by exposure and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Lindsey is currently on parole for a 2010 conviction for tampering with physical evidence in Victoria County, for which he was given a 10-year suspended sentence.  

In Dallas County, Michael Aaron Chisler was arrested on February 2 for violating his parole by absconding from a half-way house and on an outstanding warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. Chisler was previously convicted of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 2 years in prison. 

In Fort Bend County, Elijah Jean was arrested on February 2 for an outstanding warrant for homicide, tampering with physical evidence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force assisted with his apprehension.  

In Harris County, Richard Reyes was arrested on January 28 for failure to maintain mandated sex offender registration requirements, and warrants were issued for failure to notify of a change of address with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles- sex offender docket and failure to report a residence change to another state- sex offender docket. Reyes was previously convicted of lewd and lascivious battery, with a victim under 16 in Duval County (Florida) and was sentenced to 3 years’ probation. Reyes’ probation was later revoked and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The United States Marshals Service, Gulf Coast Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force assisted in this apprehension. 

In Harris County, Anthony Angelo Burrell was arrested on February 2 on multiple outstanding warrants for: compelling prostitution under 18 years of age, trafficking of a child, possession of a controlled substance, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force assisted in this apprehension. 

In Harris County, Travis Vossler was arrested on February 1 on an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force assisted in this arrest. 

In Hopkins County, William Michael Miller was arrested on January 30 on warrants for indecent behavior with a minor, computer- aided solicitation of a minor, and a warrant for 7 counts of pornography involving a minor. This arrest was made after a request for assistance was made by the Louisiana Office of Attorney General. The Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force assisted in this arrest. 

In Williamson County, Larry Ray Johnston was arrested on February 1 for violating the conditions of his parole by incurring monitor violations. Johnston was previously convicted of burglary of a habitation with intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually and was sentenced to 75 years in prison.  

In Van Zandt County, Christopher Steven Butler, a Peckerwood Gang member, was arrested on February 2 on an outstanding warrant for bond revocation and for the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. The Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force assisted in this apprehension. 

In Van Zandt County, Desiree Teresse Rinehart was arrested on February 2 on an outstanding warrant for a bond violation for abandoning/endangering a child and criminal negligence. The Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force assisted in this apprehension.