FBI Dallas Offers Reward for Fugitive Accused of Assaulting Federal Officers
Jerson Lopez-Sanchez is wanted for injuring federal immigration agents
January 15, 2026 - Today the FBI Dallas Field Office announced it is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Jerson Lopez-Sanchez. He is wanted for allegedly assaulting federal officers.
On December 1, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting operations in Dallas, Texas, when they observed a white Chevrolet pick-up truck registered to an individual who had previously been removed from the United States. The officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle in Lewisville, Texas.
The driver of the Chevrolet fled from the officers in the vehicle, and, during the pursuit, the driver of the Chevrolet struck a van carrying two ICE officers. The driver, identified as Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, escaped on foot following the pursuit.
On January 14, 2026, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Lopez-Sanchez in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, after he was charged with Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male from Honduras with black hair and brown eyes. He is 28 years old, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and 165 pounds. He recently was employed as a roofer.
If you have information about Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. You can also submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
Additional information:
- Wanted poster
- Illegal Alien Indicted for Ramming Immigration Vehicle Causing Injury to Federal Agents in the Eastern District of Texas
FBI Dallas
Media Coordinator
media.dallas@fbi.gov
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
