Most Wanted Sex Offender Caught in Longview

LONGVIEW (AP) – A fugitive on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 10 Most Wanted sex offender list has been captured in Longview. The DPS on Wednesday announced the arrest of Michael Wayne Hopson, 57, who formerly lived in Tyler. Hopson was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender in Anderson County and for indecent exposure in Payne County, Oklahoma. DPS agents had searched two homeless shelters when they located Hopson around midday Tuesday at a soup kitchen. Investigators did not immediately provide further details on what led them to Hopson but say his arrest was not the result of a tip. DPS had warned that Hopson should be considered armed and dangerous.