A Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and gang member sought for a slaying in the Houston area has been caught in Mexico.
The Department of Public Safety says three tips led to 32-year-old Javier Cortez Jr. of Pasadena. He was featured this month in the DPS effort to locate convicted criminals or suspects on the run.
DPS on Tuesday said a $15,000 reward will be shared by people who provided information leading to the arrest of Cortez in Matamoros, Mexico. He faces a 2010 Harris County murder charge that stems from a robbery and fatal shooting.
Mexican authorities last Friday turned Cortez over to officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge. Cortez faces transfer to Houston.
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