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

July 29, 2026

Michelle Tinsley, age 26, of Leesville, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Tinsley remains in the VPSO jail.

July 30, 2026

Gary Paul Winfree, age 54, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Simple Battery, one count of Domestic Abuse Battery, one count of Theft of a Motor Vehicle, one count of Resisting an Officer, one count of Reckless Operation of a Vehicle, one count of General Speed Law, one count of Aggravated Burglary / Burglary , one count of Possession of Methamphetamine in Excess of 28 Grams, one count of Possession of A Schedule II Narcotic with the Intent to Distribute, and one count of Possession of a Schedule I Narcotic. Bond has not been set and Winfree remains in the VPSO jail.

July 30, 2026

Sammy Joe Phillips, age 52, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Turning Movements and Required Signals and one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond has not been set and Phillips remains in the VPSO jail.

Brittney Marie Hubbard, age 35, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond has not been set and Hubbard remains in the VPSO jail.

Michael Joseph Tinsley, age 54, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond has not been set and Tinsley remains in the VPSO jail.

Daniel Roy Dixon, age 49, of Leesville, was arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic. Bond has not been set and Dixon remains in the VPSO jail.

July 31, 2026

Britney Marie Hubbard, age 35, of Leesville, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Hubbard remains in the VPSO jail.

Danial Lagrange, age 54, of Florien, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Lagrange remains int he VPSO jail.

August 1, 2026

Emmitt Gene Hinton, age 24, of DeRidder, was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Battery. Bond has not been set and Hinton remains in the VPSO jail.

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

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