Reward Increased for Violent Sex Offender

The reward for information leading to the arrest of Billy Gibson has been increased to $5,000.

Gibson has been designated a sexually violent sex offender by the Department of Public Safety. Authorities say he has a long and violent criminal history including sexual assault of a child and aggravated robbery.

Gibson cut off his ankle monitor on Saturday and fled from a halfway house in Dallas. He is considered one of the most wanted fugitives in Texas.

Gibson is 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 250 pounds, and has numerous tattoos on his arms, legs and chest’including a red "Playboy"-style bunny tattoo in middle of his throat. He has brown eyes and black hair. In the past, Gibson has gone by multiple aliases, including Billy Bruton, Tuloo Gibson, Joseph Mohan and Tulu.

Anyone with information about Gibson’s whereabouts who wants to collect the reward’without giving their name’can call 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or text the letters DPS’followed by your tip’to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone. 

LINK: DPS Most Wanted Bulletin

LINK: America’s Most Wanted