Fugitive Runs But Has No Place To Hide

Suspect Facing 2 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault Charges Involving Children

Kerrville, TX - Christopher Lopez, 20, was arrested last night by members of the United States Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), Kerr County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), and Kerrville Police Department (KPD), in Kerrville, TX. An arrest warrant was issued pursuant to an investigation by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), where it is alleged that Lopez committed 2 counts of aggravated sexual assault involving children.

On June 4, 2015, members of the LSFTF initiated an investigation in locating and apprehending Lopez. Last night, through investigative efforts, and critical assistance from the KCSO, and KPD, it was determined that Lopez was hiding out in Kerrville, TX. Task force officers made contact with Lopez, identified themselves, explained that there was a warrant for his arrest, and took him into custody without incident.

On October 9, 2014, Lopez was formally indicted by a Grand Jury in Guadalupe County on allegations of sexually assaulting 2 female victims on separate occasions. Both victims were under the age of 17 years old. A warrant was issued for Lopez’s arrest soon after he was indicted, but he immediately went into hiding to avoid prosecution. He was recently added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive List that also offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. Lopez remained a fugitive at large until he was arrested last night.

Lopez is currently being held in custody at the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office awaiting extradition to Bexar County.

Robert R. Almonte, United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas, states, “Lopez attempted to avoid being captured by hiding in locations that he assumed we wouldn’t search, but our task force officers have once again proven to be diligent in their craft of locating fugitives no matter where they hide. Many thanks and appreciation goes to the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office and the Kerrville Police Department for providing critical assistance in the apprehension of Lopez.”

Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:

    New Braunfels Police Department

    San Antonio PoliceDepartment

    San Antonio Independent School District Police Department

    Bexar County Sheriff’s Office

    Comal County Sheriff’s Office

    Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office

    Bexar County District Attorney’s Office

    Texas Office of The Attorney General

    Texas Department of Public Safety

    Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Office of the Inspector General

    Immigration & Customs Enforcement – Office of Detention & Removal

    U.S. Marshals Service

Co-defendant Arrested in Murder Case

2nd Suspect Facing Murder Charge

San Antonio, TX - Jennifer Nicole Johnson, 26, was arrested this evening by members of the United States Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), in San Antonio, TX. An arrest warrant was issued pursuant to an investigation by the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD), where it is alleged that Johnson committed murder.

This evening, LSFTF officers initiated an investigation in locating and apprehending Johnson. Through investigative efforts, task force officers determined that Johnson could be found on the northeast side of San Antonio. Task force officers made contact with Johnson, identified themselves, explained that there was a warrant for her arrest, and took her into custody without incident.

On April 30, 2015, the deceased body of a young woman was discovered by a passerby near the 8700 block of East Evans Road, on the northeast side of San Antonio. Reports stated that the woman suffered from one gunshot wound to the head. After a thorough investigation by SAPD Homicide detectives, an arrest warrant was issued today for Johnson in connection with the murder. On June 5, 2015, Zachary Duncan, 29, was also arrested by task force officers for his alleged involvement in the murder.

Johnson is currently being held in custody at the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

Robert R. Almonte, United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas, states, “This case demanded our immediate attention and our task force officers affected the arrest without delay. Once the arrest warrant was issued, Johnson’s apprehension was not too far behind.”

Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:

    New Braunfels Police Department

    San Antonio Police Department

    San Antonio Independent School District Police Department

    Bexar County Sheriff’s Office

    Comal County Sheriff’s Office

    Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office

    Bexar County District Attorney’s Office

    Texas Office of The Attorney General

    Texas Department of Public Safety

    Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Office of the Inspector General

    Immigration & Customs Enforcement – Office of Detention & Removal

    U.S. Marshals Service

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

MINNEAPOLIS—Yesterday in federal court, a 41-year-old Texas man who used to live in St. Paul Park pleaded guilty to producing pornographic images of a minor female over a threeyear period. Jose Antonio Soto pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography. Soto, who was indicted on January 11, 2011, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge David S. Doty.

In his plea agreement, Soto admitted that between March of 2004 and February of 2007, he employed, used, persuaded, induced, or coerced a minor female into engaging in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct on videotapes. The videotapes were made at Soto’s St. Paul Park residence. Soto is currently incarcerated in Texas, serving a ten-year sentence for possession of child pornography.

For the charge now levied against him, Soto faces a potential maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years. Judge Doty will determine his sentence at a future hearing, yet to be scheduled.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Minnesota Cyber Crimes Task Force, which is sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service; the San Antonio Police Department in Texas; and the St. Paul Park Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Clifford B. Wardlaw.

The U.S. Department of Justice is committed to combating the sexual exploitation of children, particularly via the Internet. For more information about these efforts, please visit the Department’s Project Safe Childhood website, at projectsafechildhood.gov.

Reward Offered for Reckless Robber

Reward Offered for Information Leading to the Arrest and Conviction of the Person Known as the "Reckless Robber," Responsible for Over 20 Bank Robberies in Texas Dating Back to October 2008


May 5, 2010 - "Reckless Robber" Strikes Today at Wells Fargo Bank Branch in Farmers Branch

Robert E. Casey Jr., Special Agent In Charge, Dallas, FBI, announced that a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person known as the “Reckless Robber,” who is responsible for the May 5, 2010, robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank located at 13297 Josey Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas.

Wells Fargo Bank announced they were increasing the reward for the Reckless Robber to $ 20,000 for information leading to his the arrest and conviction.

The Reckless Robber began his streak of bank robberies on October 8, 2008 at a Compass Bank in Houston, Texas. Since October 2008, the Reckless Robber has struck at over 20 banks in communities around Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and now the Dallas area in Farmers Branch, Texas.

The Reckless Robber was featured on the April 24, 2010 episode of “America’s Most Wanted” (AMW). The AMW story is still posted on its website.

The Reckless Robber was given this moniker due to his violent and erratic behavior during the bank robberies.

The Reckless Robber is described as a male, white, 30-40 years old, 6’00” tall, weighing 200 pounds. In today’s robbery he was wearing a green shirt, green tie, dark colored pants, and sunglasses.

In all incidents the robber has been armed with a handgun and should be considered ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

These robberies are being investigated jointly by the FBI and local law enforcement agencies that include the Houston PD, Austin PD, San Antonio Police Department, and Farmers Branch PD.

Anyone recognizing this robber or having information about his current whereabouts should call the Dallas FBI Office at 972-559-5000, your local FBI office, or your local police agency. This person should not be approached by citizens who may recognize him or know his whereabouts.

Photographs from bank surveillance cameras are attached to this e-mail and will be posted on bandittracker.com. Photographs from bank surveillance cameras from previous robberies are currently posted on bandittracker.com.

In addition, the Reckless Robber is being featured on Clear Channel digital billboards throughout the Dallas metroplex area.

True Crime and Horror

April 14, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. The website added two law enforcement officials who have written in the true crime genre and a third who has written in the horror arena.

Chief Russell Smith’s law enforcement career began as a reserve deputy with the Tom Green County Sheriffs Department in 1977 and ended when he retired as the San Angelo Police Department (Texas) Police Chief in 1999. This experience spurred his professional writing career when he sold his first article to a police trade magazine in 1980. Russell Smith spent five years as an outdoor columnist for the San Angelo Standard-Times and several magazines. He received numerous awards for his writing and photography from the Texas Outdoor Writers Association. Chief Russell Smith is the author of The Gun That Wasn't There.

According to the book description of The Gun That Wasn't There, “meticulously outlines the true story of rural West Texas communities under attack by an armed criminal in the 1960s. At times graphic, this vivid true crime story is an unusually perceptive assessment of the criminal mind as told with the surprising empathetic voice of both survivors and victims of crime.”

While serving as Sheriff of Lincoln County (New Mexico), John William Poe became friends with Pat Garrett and John Chisum. His most famous experience occurred when he accompanied Garrett to Pete Maxwell's ranch near Fort Sumner. Garrett went inside. Waiting outside, Poe saw William Bonney (Billy the Kid) enter the ranch house, though he did not recognize him. He heard the gunfire when Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett. John William Poe’s originally authored Personal narrative or reminiscence which relates the main facts and circumstances which led up to the killing of Billy the Kid, which was most recently rereleased as The Death of Billy the Kid.

Joe McKinney is a homicide detective for the San Antonio Police Department. Joe McKinney has a Master's Degree in English Literature from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Before joining the Homicide Division as a detective, Joe McKinney worked on the San Antonio Police Department's Critical Incident Management Team, where he received training in dealing with a variety of natural and manmade disasters, such as floods, fires, and train wrecks, and that training figures prominently in his fiction. Joe McKinney is the author of Dead City and a coauthor of The Sound of Horror.

According to the book description of Dead City, “Battered by five cataclysmic hurricanes in three weeks, the Texas Gulf Coast and half of the Lone Star State is reeling from the worst devastation in history. Thousands are dead and dying--but the worst is only beginning. Amid the wreckage, something unimaginable is happening: a deadly virus has broken out, returning the dead to life – with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 966 police officers (representing 407 police departments) and their 2054 law enforcement books in 35 categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.

Courage, Snipers and Riots

Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added five police officers and one civilian police employee to the growing list of police officers turned authors.

Captain Thomas G. Dempsey of the San Francisco Police Department researched the deaths of the 92 San Francisco police officers killed in the line of duty between 1878 and 1994, and authored the book Men of Courage: San Francisco Police Officers.

Curt Nelson has been a San Francisco Police Department police officer, a member of the Screen Actor's Guild and a negotiator for Rockefeller Center, Inc. in New York City. Curt has authored Darkstar and Heart of the Hunter. According to the book description, Darkstar “is a novel of sex, violence, murder and revenge, set in San Francisco and Hawaii, spanning a time period of twenty years before coming full circle.”

Peter E. Laksbergs was born in Wisconsin. While in the U.S. military, he received law enforcement training, ground defense tactics, and special weapons training. He is currently a police officer with the San Antonio Police Department (Texas). Laksbergs first novel is Scope of Lie: A Sniper’s Diary, is the story of a young man who enters the military, “learns quickly and respects authority, and is a great shot.” According to the book description, “these attributes do not go unnoticed.” And, the main character ultimately learns to “hit the target, confirm the kill and get home” for the "The Agency." Years, missions and lies pile up until there is one “lie in particular that Pete (the main character) cannot ignore-that what he is doing is in the name of national security. But the next mission targets Pete and his family. This time, Pete has to make sure that this mission does not succeed.”

Inspector Victor L. Short (retired) of the San Francisco Police Department explores his 32 year career in Only the Facts Ma’am.

Tom Owens, a former Los Angeles Police Department police officer wrote Lying Eyes: The Truth Behind the Corruption and Brutality of the Lapd and the Beating of Rodney King. According to Kirkus reviews, the book is “an inside look at the Rodney King case, the ensuing trials, and the L.A. riots that followed, by the private detective hired by King's attorney to investigate the police officers' conduct and provide security for the beleaguered beating victim. A former L.A. policeman, Owens does not claim to tell ``the Rodney King story,'' but rather, with the help of Hollywood writer Browning, to give ``the factual version.'' In reviewing his own 12 years on the LAPD (he's oddly vague as to dates, when he resigned and why, what he did prior to opening his agency, etc.), he contends that the violence demonstrated by the officers that night in March 1991 is systemic, and that there is a ``code of silence'' that helps ``explain the attitudes of some of the officers'' caught in the act on George Holliday's now famous videotape.”

As a former Los Angeles Police Department police officer, Tom Owens was also added to the list at LAPDauthors.com.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 340 police officers (representing 143 police departments) and their 765 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.