District Attorney Jerry S. Moore announced last week that two parents were sentenced to jail for 180 days for failure to pay their court-ordered child support and four who failed to appear in court in Sequoyah County District Court during the child support docket on Oct. 21.

Jailed immediately were Misty Dishon, who owes $3,850.50, and John Covington, who owes $19,371.79.

District Judge Mike Norman immediately issued bench warrants for those who failed to appear. The three non-custodial parents for whom warrants were issued, and cash only bonds set, are:

•Kendall Asher, who owes $3,488.84

•Eulas Hughes, who owes $5,783.50;

•Lawrence Patterson, who owes $12,750.16

•Billy May, who owes $21,670.

Moore asks that anyone with information about where these or other wanted persons can be located call any local law enforcement officer.

The Sallisaw child support office has collected a total of $220,481.24 from other parents so far this month, Moore said.

Moore said, “The mission of the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is to enhance the well being of children by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing reliable sources of support for families entitled to child support.”

The Oklahoma legislature and the U.S. Congress have enacted law to allow Child Support Services to collect child support owed from non-custodial parents who receive payments from Social Security, Worker’s Compensation, and personal injury settlements as well as regular employment paychecks.

The district attorney provides face-to-face visits with child support workers in Stilwell on the first Wednesday of every month at the Department of Human Services between 1 and 3 p.m. In Sallisaw, the child support office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is located at 1611 S. Kerr Blvd., next door to the Sequoyah County DHS offices.

Anyone owing child support or needing information is encouraged to call 1-800-522-2922 or contact the local office in Sallisaw. Child Support payments should be mailed to OCSE, P.O. BOX 268849 Oklahoma City 73126-8849. John Sawney is the managing attorney for the Office of Child Support Services in Sallisaw.