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

April 28, 2026

Timothy Walter Boykin, age 61, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Aggravated Assault – Child Endangerment. Bond has not been set and Boykin remains in the VPSO jail.

Edgar Mathews, age 46, of Simpson, was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Battery. Bond has not been set and Mathews remains in the VPSO jail.

Jonathan David Crosier, age 38, of Evans, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Crosier remains in the VPSO jail.

Willas Smith, age 39, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Illegal Possession of Stolen Goods. Bond was set at $10,000. Smith remains in the VPSO jail.

Douglas Edward Self, age 57, of Leesville, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant for Failure to Pay Child Support. Bond has not been set and Self remains in the VPSO jail.

Tyler James McMillan, age 32, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of Marijuana, one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond has not been set and McMillan remains in the VPSO jail.

April 29, 2026

Andrew Michael Gwinn, age 20, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Identity Theft. Bond has not been set and Gwinn remains in the VPSO jail.

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

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