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One of Texas’ most wanted fugitives is back in custody following an arrest on Dec. 1 in Austin.
Marshall Willard Brown, 45, of Marble Falls, is affiliated with the Aryan Circle gang. He was arrested at a hotel in northwest Austin by members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Office of Inspector General, the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement Office assisted in the multi-agency investigation. Brown was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List on Nov. 29, 2021, two days before his arrest.
Brown had been wanted since June 2020, when the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office issued two bond revocations. The initial charges were for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
In 1999, Brown was convicted of burglary of a habitation and sentenced to eight years in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison. In 2013, he was convicted of possession of methamphet amine and sentenced to five years in prison. In December 2019, Brown was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after a standoff in Spicewood. He was released on bond the following month.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the governor’s Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives or Sex Offenders. So far this year, DPS and other agencies have arrested 33 criminals, including 12 gang members and 16 sex offenders. In addition, $68,500 in rewards has been paid for tips that yielded arrests.
To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters mustprovide information to authorities using one of the following three 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 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.
