One of the state’s most wanted sex offenders has been arrested in Slaton.

45-year-old Robert Garcia was arrested Tuesday morning following information from a tip received on the Texas Department of Public Safety Crimestoppers Hotline.

Garcia was added to the Texas Most Wanted Sex Offender list Monday. He was arrested for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Garcia, who has been convicted of attempted murder, burglary and other offenses, sexually assaulted an 18-year-old female in 1993.

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