Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft of the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office announces the May 13, 2026 arrests of Lance Joseph Meyer, age 35, and Chincia Marlow, age 36, both of Leesville.
The arrests are the result of an ongoing investigation into a VPSO ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Task Force complaint received from the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General.
ICAC Task Force members received the complaint which indicated that a subject later identified as Lance Meyer, was utilizing a popular social media application to view and download child pornography.
Detectives applied for and received a search warrant for records related to Meyer’s social media account. Upon receipt of the records images and videos of child pornography (under the age of 13) were confirmed.
An arrest warrant for Meyer was obtained and a search warrant was prepared for Meyer’s residence in the area of Highway 464 in Vernon Parish.
VPSO Deputies and Detectives made contact with Meyer at his residence and he was taken into custody without incident.
During the course of the search Detectives located a marijuana cultivation system in a dedicated room within the residence.
Agents with the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force responded to the location and a search warrant was secured for the collection of the narcotics located within the residence. Agents dismantled and collected the grow operation into evidence.
During the course of an interview Lance Meyer did admit to viewing and downloading child pornography. Meyer also admitted to cultivating marijuana.
Meyer was subsequently charged with six counts of Pornography Involving a Juvenile. Additionally, Meyer will be charged in relation to the narcotics recovered from within his residence. Bond was set at $ 450,000.00.
Chincia Marlow was arrested and charged with one count of Cultivation of Marijuana and one count of Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute. Bond was set at $ 100,000.00.
Bond has not been set and both Meyer and Marlow remain in the VPSO jail.
The investigation into the ICAC complaint is ongoing and a forensic examination of Meyer’s electronic devices will be conducted by the High Tech Crime Unit, Troop E, of the Louisiana State Police.
Additional charges are expected.