The information and photographs below provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
AUSTIN, TX – Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive James Jackson Jr. is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during November if the tip is received this month.
James Michael Jackson Jr., from Waco, has been wanted out of McLennan Co. for robbery since August 2026. That same month, a warrant for a parole violation (original offense: theft of $150,000 to $300,000) was also issued for his arrest.
Jackson has an extensive criminal history with convictions for assault causing bodily injury to a family member, burglary of vehicle, theft of property, failure to identify and possession of a controlled substance.
Jackson is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds. He has tattoos on the upper left side of his chest, face, neck, left calf and right calf. He also has a scar on the left side of his head. In addition to Waco, Jackson has strong ties to Bellmead in McLennan Co. More information about Jackson or updates in the event of his arrest can be found here.
Funded by the Governor’s Public Safety Office, Texas Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders or Criminal Illegal Immigrants. So far in 2026, DPS and other agencies have arrested 80 Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants, including 58 sex offenders and 15 gang members – with $103,000 in rewards being paid for tips that yielded arrests.
To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters MUST provide 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.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants Lists. You can find the current lists — with photos — on the DPS website.