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Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit Tracks Down Child Predators Out Of State, Out Of The Country

By Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas

Orson Keith Lane was arrested on Monday in Juarez, Mexico, for an outstanding parole violation warrant related to his 1996 Lamar County conviction of indecent sexual contact with an eight-year-old girl. He also had an outstanding warrant out of Lamar County for failing to register as a sex offender. Fugitive Unit investigators cooperated with the tirelessly to get them off the streets again.”

Attorney General Abbott formed the Fugitive Unit in August 2003 after discovering that almost 200 convicted child sex offenders could not be located. The Fugitive Unit works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and other law enforcement agencies in locating and arresting fugitives who have been convicted of child sex crimes and violated their parole.

Fugitive Unit investigators located Hernandez after matching his fingerprints with tfled from Lamar County to El Paso, OAG investigators worked with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to establish a possible location for Lane in Juarez, Mexico. El Paso authorities then coordinated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Mexican officials to arrest him. Lane, who had been on parole as part of a 10-year sentence, is currently in the El Paso County Jail.

Information from the November 17th article is given below.

POINTS TO REMEMBER Fugitive Child Predators

• To view fugitive paroled child sex offenders, visit the Criminal Justice Section of The Office of the Attorney General's web site www.oag.state.tx.us.
• These fugitives should be considered DANGEROUS!
• NEVER attempt to apprehend a fugitive yourself.
• If you have information on the location of any of these fugitives, contact TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS 24 hours a day 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• You DO NOT have to give your name, and your information could earn you a CASH REWARD.
• You can report child pornography online.

Contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children www.cybertipline.com.

Information on this and other topics is available on the Attorney General's Web site at www.oag.state.tx.us.

Information on this and other topics is available on the Attorney General's Web site at www.oag.state.tx.us.

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