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

March 27, 2026

Andrea Goins, age 51, of Anacoco, was arrested and charged with one count of Simple Burglary and one count of Theft. Bond was set at $18,000. Goins posted bond and was released.

Cody Wayne Whatley, age 44, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Battery. Bond has not been set and Whatley remains in the VPSO jail.

Jonathan Cheyne Wheeler, age 44, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic, one count of Introduction of Contraband into a Correctional Facility, and one Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Wheeler remains in the VPSO jail.

March 29, 2026

John Hammett Lang, age 37, of Clyde, Tennesssee, was arrested and charged with one count of Driving on a Roadway Laned for Traffic, one count of Expired Driver’s License, one count of Possession of Marijuana, one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic, one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, one count of Illegal Possession of a Firearm while in Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Bond has not been set and Lang remains in the VPSO jail.

March 30, 2026

Jared Randall Jeane, age 38, of Anacoco, was arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Trespass, one count of Simple Battery, one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic, and one outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Jeane remains in the VPSO jail.

Shannon C. Greenwell, age 49, of Glenmora, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant for Failure to Pay Probation Fines and Fees. Greenwell must pay $3502.50 or spend 6 months in the parish jail. Greenwell remains in the VPSO jail.

Donald Lee Henry, age 26, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Stop signs and yield signs, one count of Possession of Cocaine, one count of Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm, and one count of Illegal Possession of a Firearm while in Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Bond has not been set and Henry remains in the VPSO jail.

March 31, 2026

Israel Leviticus Araiza, age 18, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Simple Burglary and one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile. Bond has not been set and Araiza remains in the VPSO jail.

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

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