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Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office Arrests Made September 17-23

By Seraphina Frost

Published September 26, 2023

Vernon Parish, Louisiana - On September 25, 2023, Sheriff Sam Craft of the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office announced the following recent arrests made by VPSO September 17 - September 23, 2023.

All persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

On September 20, 2023, Timothy Ryan Jeter, age 41, of Pitkin, was arrested and charged with one count of Cyberstalking and one count of Improper Telephone Communications. Bond was set at $ 15,000.00. Jeter remains in the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office jail.

On September 20, 2023, Jessica Marie Endres, age 44, of Leesville, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Endres remains in the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office jail.

On September 21, 2023, Jerard Christopher Dennis, age 25, of Lewisville, Texas, was arrested on an out of Jurisdiction Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Dennis remains in the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office jail.

On September 23, 2023, Michael David Garren, ager 51, of Jackson, Mississippi, was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Bond has not been set and Garren remains in the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office jail.

On September 23, 2023, Jason Runge, age 45, of DeRidder, was arrested and charged with one count of Flight from an Officer, one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic (Methamphetamine), and one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond has not been set and Runge remains in the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office jail.

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