The United States Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force was able to apprehend and book a wanted fugitive into the Austin County Jail Nov. 3.

Romero Robinson, 33, was booked on charges of aggravated Sexual Assault of a child and Bail Jumping/ Failure to appear. Robinson had been listed as an active fugitive when he fled Austin County in 2017 in an attempt to evade law enforcement on the charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child.

An Austin County Sheriff’s Office ACSO Deputy, currently assigned to the United States Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force was assigned the job of tracking down Robinson. The Austin County Sheriff’s deputy working jointly with the US Marshals Task Force in California was able to locate and arrest Robinson in Long Beach, Ca.

The US Marshals Office processed and transported Robinson from California to a federal correction facility in Texas, where the ACSO deputy took possession of Robinson and returned him to the Austin County Jail.

The Austin County Sheriff’s Office is proud to be a member of the US Marshal Gulf Coast Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force, and greatly appreciates the work they do. The Austin County District Attorney’s Office also took part in the operation to arrest Robinson.