The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today is offering reward money for information on the whereabouts of a man wanted on multiple counts of rape and child rape out of Wilson and Rutherford Counties by adding him to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive list.

Stephen Beck, 40, last known address 529 Snyder Avenue, Nashville, Tenn. is wanted for felony failure to appear in court after not reporting to Wilson County Criminal Court on July 25, 2011 to enter a plea or set a trial date. In August of 2010, Beck was indicted in Wilson County on nine counts of rape of a child, 16 counts of rape and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Beck was also indicted in August 2010 in Rutherford County on three counts of rape of a child. He was out on $150,000 bond in Wilson County and a $1 million dollar bond in Rutherford County.

Beck is a white male with black hair and hazel eyes. He is 5’11,” weighs 240 lbs and has a tattoo on his left shoulder of a heart with the name “April” across it. Beck was last seen in Wilson County at 8:00 am Monday the 25^th of July and was last known to be driving a blue 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup with an extended cab and custom after market front grille. The Tennessee license tag is an “Alabama Fan” vanity plate with an elephant mascot logo number 0260AL. He could possibly be headed to Pell City, Ala.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Stephen E. Beck is urged to call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.