Jailed immediately was Johnathan Pettit who owes $23,437.45.
The court also issued bench warrants for nine parents who failed to appear in court. The nine parents for whom bench warrants were issued are:
•Timothy Eubanks, who owes $17,772
•Thomas Hurst , who owes $18,776
•Richard Johnson, who owes $10,859.94
•Johnny Houston, who owes $8,151.66
•Brandy Honeycutt, who owes $3,958.32
•Joshua Dyer, who owes $11,091.08
•Joshua Dyer, who owes $2,530.40
•Joshua Dyer, who owes $1,368.87
•Brant Scott, who owes $2,440.62
•Brant Scott, who owes, $36,927.50
•Stephanie Poindexter, who owes $4,047
•Richard Johnson, who owes $27,623.16
Anyone with information about where these or other wanted persons can be located should call any local law enforcement officer for immediate arrest.
Moore said the Sallisaw child support office has collected a total of $215,173.79 from other parents so far for the month of November.
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 has enacted laws 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 the Sallisaw child support office, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 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, Okla. 73126-8849.
John Sawney is the managing attorney for the Office of Child Support Services in Sallisaw.
