HOUSTON, TX – Gerrode Terrel Smith was arrested less than two hours after being added to the newly launched Houston Most Wanted fugitives list, according to the FBI’s Houston Field Office.
Smith, wanted on federal bank robbery charges, was taken into custody following a public tip. The arrest was made by FBI Houston, Texas Department of Public Safety Southeast Texas Region Violent Crimes Unit troopers, and the Houston Police Department.
The arrest comes on the same day the FBI and partnering agencies announced the creation of the Houston Most Wanted list as part of the FBI’s nationwide “Summer Heat” campaign. The initiative targets violent offenders through increased public awareness and the offering of reward money for tips leading to arrests.
The program offers up to $50,000 in reward money allocated to the Houston Field Office to assist in the capture of fugitives wanted for violent crimes, including murder, aggravated robbery, and bank robbery.
The remaining fugitives on the current Houston Most Wanted list include:
- Christian Xavier Rucker – Murder in Aid of Racketeering – $50,000 reward
- Elvio Emilio Mancebo – Murder and Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution – $10,000 reward
- Rafael Antonio Hernandez – Murder – $5,000 reward
- Glen Holmes – Murder – $5,000 reward
- Luis Argueta – Murder – $5,000 reward
- Hector Manuel Birriel Carrasquillo – Murder – $5,000 reward
- Jamale N. Jones – Aggravated Robbery – $5,000 reward
- Anthony K. Johnson – Aggravated Robbery – $5,000 reward
- Jose De La Cruz Borjas Machado – Aggravated Robbery – $5,000 reward
FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams said law enforcement is using every available resource to bring fugitives to justice and that there will be “no safe haven” for those wanted by the Houston Homeland Security Task Force.
If you have any information about the whereabouts of any of these fugitives, contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.
