10 Most Wanted fugitive apprehended in Austin

By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer

Shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, fugitive Gilbert Garza, who was recently placed on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 10 Most Wanted List, turned himself in to authorities in Travis County.

According to Jackson County Chief Deputy Rick Boone, law enforcement has been tracking him via his cell phone since last week, but the signal fell silent over the weekend.

“He either turned it off or he ran out of minutes,” said Boone,

After the weekend, the phone became active again.

“We tracked him to Austin where we got a good location on him,” said Boone, “The Marshals were able to surround the area. He was at an attorney’s office.”

The attorney with whom Garza was visiting convinced him to turn himself in peacefully.

Garza, 33, was wanted on charges of Theft from the Elderly and Retaliation, and has a lengthy record of both violent and nonviolent offenses. Past charges include Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Terroristic Threat of a Public Servant, and Harassment of a Public Servant.

He was out on bond in both Calhoun and Jackson Counties for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Theft, respectively.

Garza is in Travis County Jail with bonds totalling $750,000. Should he not bond out, he will be transported back to Jackson County Jail after ten days.