Recent Arrests by Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Sam Craft of the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office announces recent arrests made by VPSO.

June 27, 2025
Danny Ray Mearse, age 41, of Starks, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond was set at $ 3000.00. Mearse remains in the VPSO jail.

July 1, 2025
Tyler James McMillan, age 31, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Simple Battery. Bond was set at $ 2000.00. McMillan posted bond and was released.

Vernon Lee, age 47, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Introduction of Contraband into a Correctional Facility and one count of Possession of a Schedule I Narcotic. Bond was set at $6561.00. Lee remains in the VPSO jail.

July 2, 2025
James Robert Brown, age 24, of Pitkin, was arrested on an out of jurisdiction Bench Warrant and a Probation Violation Warrant. Bond has not been set and Brown remains in the VPSO jail.

July 2, 2025
Stephanie Cuttler, age 31, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule I Narcotic. Bond was set at $ 1561.00. Cuttler posted bond and was released.

July 4, 2025
Katherine Ivette Valentin, age 28, of New Llano, was arrested and charged with one count of Improper Telephone Communications. Bond was set at $ 1500.00. Valentin posted bond and was released.

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