Two Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives Captured

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has arrested two fugitives lives on its 10 most wanted list. The fugitives — Clifford Milton, 24, (pictured left), and Rodrigo Flores, 34, (pictured right) who is affiliated with the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang — were captured March 29, DPS said in a news release.

Milton was arrested in Texas City (Galveston County) and Flores was arrested in Puerto Rico. Both arrests came thanks to Crime Stoppers tips, and rewards of up to $7,500 will be paid, DPS added.

"Milton had been wanted since November 2018 for trafficking of child, engaging in organized criminal activity and compelling prostitution. His violent criminal history consists of arrests for assault and weapons offenses," DPS said, adding that Milton was arrested during a traffic stop.

Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, apprehended Flores with the coordination of the U.S. Marshals Service – District of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. He had been wanted since May 2018 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assault of a family/household member, DPS said.

"His violent criminal history includes a 2012 conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an incident in El Paso," DPS said.

So far in 2019, DPS and other agencies have arrested nine Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives and Sex Offenders, including five sex offenders and two gang members, and $20,000 in rewards have been paid for tips that resulted in arrests.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the three following methods:

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
• Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section).

All tips are anonymous — regardless of how they are submitted — and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.