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Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Captured In Houston

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AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Authorities said two men on the Texas 10 Most Wanted sex offender list were captured within a week in unrelated arrests.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a tip led to 48-year-old Charles Simpson of Houston. DPS said Simpson was caught on Thursday in Houston.

Simpson was wanted for parole violation and failure to comply as a sex offender. He had been wanted since January.

39-year-old Albert Isaiah Christopher of Dallas was captured last Monday in Dallas after authorities received a tip.

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Albert Isaiah Christopher, 39, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, is now in custody.

DPS said Christopher was wanted for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements and probation violation. Christopher had been wanted since January 2014.

Each tipster will be paid a reward of up to $3,000.

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