Ferris man arrested

AUSTIN – One of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted offenders is back in custody following his arrest earlier this month.

Marcus Jarmine Wallace was captured Jan. 18 in McAllen.

Wallace, 40, of Ferris, was arrested in the parking lot of a shopping center in McAllen.

Working from investigative information, Texas Department of Public Safety Special Agents coordinated with Texas Highway Patrol to locate and arrest him. Wallace, who is affiliated with the Crips gang, was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list on Jan. 18, the same day he was arrested.

Wallace had been wanted since November 2020, when the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for aggravated promotion of prostitution and online promotion of prostitution.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles also issued a warrant for a parole violation in February 2021.

Wallace was initially convicted in 2006 for engaging in organized criminal activity and bail jumping/failure to appear.

He was sentenced to 15 years in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison. In 2013, Wallace was convicted of evading arrest/detention with a previous conviction and sentenced to six months in prison.

He was released on parole in May 2020.