Sex offender is Texas DPS Featured Fugitive for September
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender is the Texas Department of Public Safety's Featured Fugitive for the month of September.
Robert Gonzales, from Waco, has been wanted out of McLennan County since Sept. 2023 for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
Gonzales is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 195 pounds. He has tattoos on his neck, back and both arms. In addition to Waco, Gonzales also has ties to Dallas County.
The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $4,000 for the month if the tip is received in September.
Texas Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders or Criminal Illegal Immigrants.
To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters MUST provide information to authorities using one of the following three methods:
- Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
- Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about then clicking on the link under their picture.
- Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the "SUBMIT A TIP" link (under the "About" section).
All tips are anonymous — regardless of how they are submitted — and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.
Why Robert Gonzales is wanted
In 2011, Gonzales was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and subsequently sentenced to two years confinement.
Gonzales was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child following an incident with a 5-year-old girl and sentenced to 10 years confinement.
In 2022, Gonzales was convicted for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements and possession of a controlled substance. He was then sentenced to two years confinement for each offense, to be served concurrently.
Gonzales also has multiple past convictions in the state of Ohio for felonious assault.