CARSON CO., TEXAS -- A man with ties to the Texas Panhandle was arrested at the JFK Airport. The Attorney General's office said that Dr. David Martin, 55, has failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in child support. Those charges were filed out of Carson County back in 1998. He was added to the Most Wanted Child Support Evader List in 2002.

"This arrest stems from the defendant's failure to make court-ordered child support payments for over a decade," Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said.

"Though he attempted to avoid his obligation by traveling internationally, authorities were able to hold him accountable. We are grateful to officials in Carson County, Texas, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for their assistance with this case."

Since then investigators have tried unsuccessfully to find him. Until earlier this month when, Martin was arrested for entering Oman illegally. Earlier this month, U.S. Law enforcement officials in Oman reported that the doctor was arrested and detained for illegally entering the country after he failed to produce a valid passport. Martin owes $420,000 in child support. Under federal law, parents who owe more than $2,500 in court-ordered child support are unable to obtain or renew their passports. He was arrested as he exited the flight from Oman.

Before Dr. Martin and the children's mother divorced in 1991, he ran a chiropractic clinic. During the divorce, Martin was ordered to make child support payments of $3,500 a month for his two children's care. He never made a single payment.

In 1997, a Carson County judge found that he owed more than $150,000 in unpaid child support. The judge then reduced his monthly payment to $1,500 and ordered him to make a one-time payment of $1,000, which he never did.

A year later, a Carson County grand jury indicted Martin for criminal nonsupport and an arrest warrant was issued. The defendant's missed payments coupled with the statutorily-mandated interest that accrues on unpaid child support totals $420,498.

Martin is in custody in New York, and is currently awaiting extradition to Carson County. If he is convicted of felony criminal nonsupport, he faces up to two years in a state jail facility and a fine of up to a $10,000.