Bobby Michael Dennis, 64, is wanted for aggravated assault against a public servant and interference with a police service animal.
JACKSONVILLE, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of shooting of a Jacksonville police officer and K-9.
Bobby Michael Dennis, 64, the man at the center of a Blue Alert, is wanted for aggravated assault against a public servant and interference with a police service animal in connection with a shooting that happened Sunday evening in Jacksonville.
Abbott also said Dennis has been added to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List.
“Attacks on our men and women in uniform must stop,” Abbott said. “Our law enforcement officers who selflessly risk their lives every day to serve and protect must know they will always have the full support of the State of Texas. Anyone with information relating to this heinous crime is strongly urged to call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline or submit an anonymous tip online. Texas is a law-and-order state, and the dangerous criminal who attacked a Jacksonville Police Officer and their K-9 will experience the full weight of justice brought against him.”
Dennis is a Black man who is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 152 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. He is considered armed and dangerous.
To receive a cash reward, the tipster must give information through the following ways: