The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) , working alongside the Office of the Attorney General, has confirmed the arrest of one of the state’s 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders. Dante Dewayne Odom, 52, who was listed as the October Featured Fugitive, is now behind bars thanks to a coordinated effort and a Crime Stoppers tip that led to his capture.

Arrest Made in Houston After Public Tip

On October 9, DPS Special Agents with the Criminal Investigations Division, along with Texas Highway Patrol Troopers and the Attorney General’s Office, located Odom at his workplace in Houston. Acting on information provided by a concerned citizen, officers safely took Odom into custody.

Odom had been wanted out of Harris County since June 2025 for failing to comply with sex offender registratio

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