A newly obtained set of Tarrant County booking and inmate records is shedding light on five men facing serious allegations ranging from sexual assault of a child to online solicitation of a minor.
1. Edward Allen Manuel — Total Bond: $652,000
City of Origin: Grapevine, Texas
Prisoner ID: 1064893
Booking Date: November 18, 2025
Manuel faces the highest cumulative bond amount among this group. According to the county’s inmate search tool, authorities listed three active charges:
— Possession of Visual Material Depicting Sexual Assault ($500,000 bond)
— Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence With Intent to Impair ($150,000 bond)
— Violation of a Bond/Protective Order ($2,000 bond)
2. Jason Smith — Total Bond: $250,000
City of Origin: North Richland Hills, Texas
Prisoner ID: 1065259
Booking Date: November 15, 2025
Smith was booked on:
— Sexual Assault ($150,000 bond)
— Prohibited Sexual Conduct ($100,000 bond)
The charges listed in the county booking-in report match the charges displayed in the inmate search tool.
3. Jayro Jesus Almazan — Total Bond: $250,000
City of Origin: Fort Worth, Texas
Prisoner ID: 0717851
Booking Date: November 18, 2025
Almazan faces one active charge in the inmate search:
— Sexual Assault of a Child ($250,000 bond)
However, the booking-in report lists two charges:
— Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B ≥1G<4G
— Sexual Assault of a Child
The booking report lists an additional drug charge. However, only the sexual assault of a child charge appears in the inmate database.
4. Luke Carper — Total Bond: $0
City of Origin: Arlington, Texas
Prisoner ID: 0955850
Booking Date: November 19, 2025
Carper is shown in the inmate search with three charges, all carrying $0 bond:
— Sexual Assault
— Sexual Perform Child Employ Induce/Authorize
— Violation of Protective Order (Two or More Times Within Twelve Months)
The booking-in report and the inmate search list the same three charges.
5. Daniel Brian — Total Bond: $0
City of Origin: Benbrook, Texas
Prisoner ID: 0961498
Booking Date: November 19, 2025
Brian is held with no listed bond on:
— Indecency With a Child Sexual Contact (two counts)
— Online Solicitation of a Minor
These charges appear in both the booking-in report and the inmate database. All entries show no bond and identical information.
This edition of Dirty John continues an ongoing effort to document allegations involving serious sexual offenses in North Texas. All details were drawn from Tarrant County booking-in reports and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office inmate search. All suspects remain innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.