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Sex Crimes
Uriel Reyes Booked at Terry County Jail on Indecency With a Child, Illegal Entry Charges
The Terry County roster lists two charges and a $20,000 bond for the 32-year-old, booked September 28, 2026; no disposition is recorded.
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Production note: Written by the Registry Recognizer Editorial Desk from the retained Terry County Sheriff's Office roster capture (verified against its stored SHA-256) and the Texas Penal Code sections 21.11 and 51.02 as published on the Texas Legislature's statutes site. That site renders its text with JavaScript, so the section text was read from the rendered official pages and the exact text was retained as the evidence capture. The federal statute cited within Section 51.02 was not retrieved. The roster does not publish a statute section, charge level, case number, court date or disposition, and does not tie its single bond to a charge. Court records were not searched for this article, and no independent news reporting was reviewed. No information about any alleged victim is published, and the residence city the roster lists is not published. The image is the booking photograph retained from the roster capture.
Uriel Reyes, 32, was booked at Terry Jail in Terry County, Texas, on September 28, 2026, at 3:57 p.m. The Terry County Sheriff's Office inmate roster lists two charges against him: indecency with a child (sexual contact) and illegal entry from a foreign nation. Both are allegations. Reyes is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty in court.
What the booking record lists
The roster lists ICE/Border Patrol as the arresting agency. The charges, worded exactly as the roster words them:
- INDECENCY W/CHILD SEXUAL CONTACT
- ILLEGAL ENTRY FROM FOREIGN NATION
The roster lists a single bond of $20,000.00 for the booking and does not say which charge it relates to. The roster also carries a note that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances and may not be current. It publishes no statute section, charge level, case number, court date, plea or disposition for either charge, and Registry Recognizer has found no recorded disposition.
What the law covers
The following is general legal context from the Texas Penal Code as published on the Texas Legislature's official statutes site. The roster does not cite a section for either charge, so this article does not claim a particular section was charged. It describes what the laws cover and is not a finding that any element of any offense occurred.
**Indecency with a child (Penal Code Section 21.11).** This section makes it an offense to engage in sexual contact with a child younger than 17, or to cause a child to engage in sexual contact, regardless of whether the person knows the child's age. It also covers certain exposure of a person's own or a child's body with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire. The code defines "sexual contact" and lists affirmative defenses. An offense involving sexual contact is a felony of the second degree; the exposure provision is a felony of the third degree.
**Illegal entry from foreign nation (Penal Code Section 51.02).** The roster's label matches the title of this section, which covers a person who is an alien entering or attempting to enter Texas directly from a foreign nation at any location other than a lawful port of entry. It is a Class B misdemeanor, or a state jail felony if the person has a prior conviction under the section. The section lists affirmative defenses, including a federal grant of lawful presence or asylum and conduct that does not violate federal law on unlawful entry, 8 U.S.C. Section 1325(a). The roster does not say whether the charge was brought under Texas or federal law.
Where the case stands
An arrest is not a finding that the accused committed an offense. The roster shows no case number, court date or disposition, so nothing in the public record available to Registry Recognizer indicates how the case will proceed. Registry Recognizer will update this report if the roster or court records change.
