Wanted fugitive apprehended in Lamar County

On Monday, March 18, 2024, detectives from the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigation Division, were notified by detectives out of the Houston Police Department, about a fugitive, out of Harris County, Texas, who was possibly here in Lamar County. The fugitive, twenty-four-year-old, Luis Rios was wanted for a drive-by shooting that occurred in Houston on March 03, 2024.

Detectives started searching for Rios’ whereabouts and gained information that he was here, in Lamar County. 

In conjunction with the assistance from the Houston Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety Special Crimes Unit and the US Marshals, Rios was located on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in the western part of the county and taken into custody without further incident.

Lamar County Investigators booked Rios into the Lamar County Jail on the charges out of Houston, for Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant, Aggravated Assault on Security Officer, Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury and Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon. All charges stemmed from the shooting that occurred in Houston, on March 03, 2024

 Bond has not yet been set for Rios

Rios will be awaiting extradition back to Houston.

The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office commends all agencies involved, in helping with the apprehension of this violent fugitive.