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

October 3, 2025

Stephen Alan Perkins, age 36, of Rosepine, was arrested and charged with one count of Simple Burglary, one count of Theft, and one Bench Warrant. Bond was set at $35,000. Perkins remains in the VPSO jail.

October 6, 2025

Laquitha Janell Walker, age 27, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Battery of a Dating Partner, one count of Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling, one count of Resisting an Officer, and one count of Operating Vehicle While License is Suspended. Bond was set at $46,916. Walker posted bond and was released.

Chad William Parker, age 45, of Mittie, was arrested on four outstanding Bench Warrants. Bond was denied. Parker remains in the VPSO jail.

October 7, 2025

Durrell J. Rhodes, age 31, of DeRidder, was arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Conspiracy and one count of Insurance Fraud. Bond was set at $32,500. A detainer for the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office was placed on Rhodes.

October 8, 2025

Bradley Allen Williamson, age 32, of Merryville, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Williamson remains in the VPSO jail.

Keshona Shalinda Banks, age 24, of Jackson, Mississippi, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond was set at $5,000. Banks remains in the VPSO jail.

Scotty Ray Meier, age 29, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Second Degree Battery. Bond was set at $25,000. Meier remains in the VPSO jail.

October 9, 2025

Tiffany Anderson, age 44, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of No Vehicle Insurance, one count of Operating a vehicle while license is suspended, and one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond was set at $11,970. A detainer for the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole was placed on Anderson and she remains in the VPSO jail.

Patrick Miles Conner, age 27, of Conroe, Texas, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond was set at $100,000. Conner remains in the VPSO jail.

Aaron Paul Conner, age 34, of Conroe, Texas, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule IV Narcotic, one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and two counts of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond was set at $137,000. Conner remains in the VPSO jail.

Hanna Marie Cortez, age 23, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Second Degree Battery. Bond was set at $10,000. Cortez posted bond and was released.

October 10, 2025

Eddy Glen Jarrell, age 66, of Evans, was arrested and charged with one count of Molestation of a Juvenile, one count of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile, and one count of Sexual Battery – Rubbing / Touching. Bond was set at $750,000. Jarrell remains in the VPSO jail.

October 11, 2025

Quantavious Williams, age 23, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Resisting an Officer, one count of Violation of Protective Orders , and three out of jurisdiction Bench Warrants. Bond was set at $3,500. Williams remains in the VPSO jail.

Jeffery Ryan Hayward, age 27, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Aggravated Battery – Strangulation. Bond has not been set and Hayward remains in the VPSO jail.

October 13, 2025

James Ellis, age 47, of Simpson, was arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Trespass and one count of Resisting an Officer. Bond was set at $7,000. Ellis remains in the VPSO jail.

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

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