Barrett Bishop, 36, of Tupelo, was sentenced Tuesday by Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jimmy Roberts for failure to pay his court ordered child support. Roberts ordered

Bishop to pay $2,000 on Feb. 16 and sentenced him to five years, suspended, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with post release supervision and non-adjudication.

Furthermore, Bishop is to pay an additional $200 a month on top of his regular child support payments until the arrearage amount of $18,000 is paid in full.

"The Judge scolded this defendant in open court and called this a serious and egregous crime against Bishop's two children," said Hood. "Judge Roberts is trying to give this defendant a chance to do the right thing -- pay what he owes and avoid jail time."

Child Desertion Unit Director, Special Assistant Attorney General Deshun T. Martin, handled this case for the Attorney General's Office.