DPS Searching For 49-year-old James Mark Bishop

The Department of Public Safety is offering $8,500 for tips leading to the arrest of 49-year-old James Mark Bishop out of Tulia.

Bishop has been on the Top Most Wanted List since July 2021 when Tulia Police issued two warrants for his arrest for continuous sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.

Bishop was also a deputy with the Texas County Sheriff’s office in 2005 before he was arrested in 2007 for knowingly downloading .

TCS says that Bishop does have ties to the Tulia and Oklahoma Panhandle areas.

If you have any information on his location Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-8477 or submit a tip online here.