WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) An animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series Tiger King has received a suspended two-year sentence after being convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the state attorney generals office announced.

Bhagavan Doc Antle also was banned from owning and dealing in exotic wild animals in the state for five years, Attorney General Jason Miyares said Tuesday in a statement.

Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Frederick County, Virginia, for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo.

A jury convicted him in June of two felony counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic. He had faced up to 20 years in prison.