Recent Arrests by Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office

William Chad Hunt, age 45, of Morgan City, Louisiana, was arrested and charged with three counts of Criminal Trespassing.  Bond was set at $10,500.  Hunt remains in the Vernon Parish Jail.

Andrew Ladd Watkins, age 43, of Leesville was arrested and charged with one count Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, one count of Illegal Possession of a Weapon, and one count of Possession of a Firearm or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon by a Felon.  Bond was set at $60,000.  Watkins remains in the Vernon Parish Jail.

David Harland Johnson, age 36, of DeRidder, Louisiana, was arrested and charged on an Out of Jurisdiction Warrant from Beauregard Parish.  Johnson was transferred to the Beauregard Parish Jail.

Cyle Bradley Johnson, age 36, of Pitkin, Louisiana, was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Battery – Aggravated.  Bond has not been set.  Johnson remains in the Vernon Parish Jail.

Sheila Angelika Perkins, age 50, of Pitkin was arrested and charged with one count of Littering and one count Criminal Trespassing.  Bond was set at $2976.  Perkins posted bond and was released.

Martellia Franziska Olga Belcher, age 44, of Anacoco, Louisiana, was arrested and charged with one count Simple Battery, one count Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, and one count Cruelty to a Juvenile – Aggravated Assault.  Bond was set at $11,281.  Belcher posted bond and was released.

Kerriann Greeman Goucher, age 49, of Leesville was arrested and charged with one count of Simple Burglary, one count of Theft, and one count Criminal Damage to Property.  Bond was set at $21,181.  Goucher remains in the Vernon Parish Jail.

Michael Kane Pitts, age 45, of Leesville was arrested and charged with one count Simple Burglary, one count of Theft, and one count Criminal Damage to Property.  Bond was set at $21,181.  Pitts remains in the Vernon Parish Jail.

Jesse Lynn Clemons, age 26, of Anacoco was arrested and charged with one count of Aggravated Flight from an Officer, one count Reckless Operation of a Vehicle, one count Driving on a Roadway Laned for Traffic, one count Open Container, one count Operating a License While Suspended, and one count of Simple Obstruction of a Highway.  Bond has not been set.  Clemons remains in the Vernon Parish Jail.

ALL PERSONS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.