(Pottawattamie County, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs, the Southern Iowa Fugitive Task Force, and officials with the U.S. Marshals Headquarters, on Thursday (Oct. 6), arrested one of Texas most wanted fugitives. The arrest in Council Bluffs of Paul Anthony Basaldua. Although considered to be armed and dangerous, Basaldua was taken into custody without incident.

He was wanted for the alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child, aggravated sexual assault, and indecent contact with a child by sexual contact. Basaldua has a criminal history of assault, robbery, weapon, drug and theft charges, and more.

Authorities didn’t say where in Council Bluffs the man was arrested.