Texas DPS adds Sherman man to 10 Most Wanted List

TEXAS (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added James Lee Kirby to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List.

49-year-old James Lee Kirby, from Sherman, has been wanted out of Bryan County, Okla., since Feb. 2, 2026, for failure to appear, resulting from prior charges of first-degree rape and incest.

DPS shared that on Nov. 5, 2024, Kirby was arrested in Grayson Co. for aggravated sexual assault.

Several weeks later, he posted bond and was released from jail. DPS shared that in early 2026, while Kirby was on pre-trial release for the first-degree rape and incest charges out of Oklahoma, his GPS monitoring device stopped operating right before the trial date, and he has been missing ever since.

Kirby is 6′04 and weighs between 250 and 300 pounds. DPS said that he has ties to both Sherman, Texas, and Cartwright, Okla.

Kirby has a tattoo of an animal skull with the words “SIZE MATTERS” on his upper right arm, a tattoo of an animal in scope crosshairs on his upper left arm, along with other tattoos on his lower right arm, lower left arm, right hand/thumb and lower left leg.

Kirby is also reported to be an avid hunter with access to firearms, according to DPS.

To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following three methods:

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about then clicking on the link under their picture.
• Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section).

Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.