James Mark
Bishop
Up To $7,500 Reward
RACE:
White
SEX:
Male
DOB:
8/14/1972
HEIGHT:
6'1"
WEIGHT:
245
AKA:
Mark Bishop
SMT:
N/A
FBI #:
494733JC1
SID #:
TX08971317, OK01430078
TDC #:
N/A
WANTED FOR:
Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact, Knowingly Downloading Child Pornography (X5)
CCH:
Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, Indecency with a Child, Child Sexual Exploitation, Enabling Child Sexual Exploitation, Prepare/Distribute/Exhibit Obscene Material, Knowingly Downloading Child Pornography, Solicitation of Minor for Indecent Exposure/Obscene Material, and Attempt to Commit Injury or Sex Abuse of a Child
DATE
CAPTURED:
3/28/2022
CAPTURE
LOCATION:
Ashland, Oregon
CAPTURING
AGENCY:
U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force
CAUTION:
Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!
CAPTURE DETAILS:
James Mark BISHOP, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on March 28, 2022, at a rural location east of Medford, Oregon. Members of the USMS Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force located and arrested BISHOP with the coordination of the USMS North Texas Fugitive Task Force, including DPS Special Agents. In 2007, BISHOP was working as a Texas County sheriff's deputy in Oklahoma when he was arrested and subsequently convicted of five counts of Knowingly Downloading Child Pornography. He served time in prison until his release in 2011, at which time he was placed on probation and moved to Tulia, TX. In 2020, BISHOP was arrested in Tulia for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact after alleged incidents involving a 12-year-old girl. He bonded out and eventually absconded. On July 7, 2021, the Texas County SO in Oklahoma issued Motion to Revoke warrants regarding his probation for the five counts of Knowingly Downloading Child Pornography. Additionally, on July 28, 2021, the Tulia PD issued two felony warrants for BISHOP's arrest for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child. The arrest was not the result of tip information received through Crime Stoppers.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following methods:
• Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
• Submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or Facebook page
• Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.
Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed by law and you could earn up to the CASH REWARD amount listed for each fugitive.
These fugitives should be considered Armed and Dangerous! Never try to apprehend a fugitive yourself.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following methods:
• Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
• Submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or Facebook page
• Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.
Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed by law and you could earn up to the CASH REWARD amount listed for each fugitive.
These fugitives should be considered Armed and Dangerous! Never try to apprehend a fugitive yourself.
