Pamela Sleezer, Author at Leesville Leader

Crime

Leesville man sentenced to 25 years on drug charges

Vernon Parish District Attorney Terry Lambright reports the recent sentencing of Delon Q. Swafford 43 of Leesville. In March 2023 Swafford was convicted by a ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Thursday, August 10, 2023 12:21 pm

Crime

Former Vernon teacher guilty of sexual conduct with student

A former Vernon Parish teacher pleaded guilty last week for sexual conduct with a student. On Aug. 1, Brittany Green appeared before 30th Judicial District Court ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Wednesday, August 9, 2023 12:19 pm

Crime

Second man sentenced in attack on newspaper carrier

The second man convicted in the December 2021 attack of an American Press newspaper carrier was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years in prison, the ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 1:36 pm

Crime

Former Fort Polk soldier sentenced for crimes against minor

A former soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a girl under the age of 12 while he was ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Monday, January 30, 2023 11:13 am

Crime

99-year term upheld for man convicted of molesting infant

The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 99-year sentence of a Vernon Parish man convicted in 2020 of molesting an infant. Kyle ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:59 am

Crime

Vernon man’s pandering conviction upheld

A Vernon Parish man convicted of attempting to recruit an underage girl into prostitution had his conviction upheld recently by the Third Circuit Court of ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 1:25 pm

Look Back at 2022

TOP STORY OF 2022: Fort Polk’s new name will honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson

The year 2022 signaled major changes ahead for the Fort Polk military installation and its surrounding communities. Over the summer, Congress approved a list of ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Saturday, December 31, 2022 10:47 am

COVID-19

Fort Polk soldier sues Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

A soldier stationed at Fort Polk filed a lawsuit this week against the Biden Administration over its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for members of the U.S. ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:57 pm

Crime

Three sentenced in ‘worst case of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon’

Three people convicted of what authorities have called one of the worst cases of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon Parish were sentenced on ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:26 pm

Crime

Man sentenced to 9 years for injuring teenage sisters while driving under the influence

A Sabine Parish man convicted for seriously injuring two Vernon Parish teenagers while he was driving under the influence was sentenced this week to serve ... Read more

by Pamela Sleezer, Monday, December 19, 2022 4:07 pm

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