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EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Sex offenders are wanted by sheriff’s department

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, in a press release, has announced it is currently seeking several sex offenders who have failed to comply with Louisiana’s mandatory registration and notification requirements.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Escaped Civil Detainee from ICE Facility, Pine Prairie

A civil detainee, Santiago Manuel Gasper (DOB: 06/23/2004), a national of Guatemala, escaped from the ICE Facility in Pine Prairie, Louisiana on July 31, 2026 at approximately 1609 hours. The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office was notified of the escape at approximately 12:00 AM (midnight).

Two are arrested for operating a clandestine lab in Ville Platte

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Two were arrested after law enforcement agents conducted an investigation into an alleged clandestine lab in Ville Platte.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arrested were the following persons: •Tom Frank, 30, was arrested July 22, 2026, for DWI 1st offense and careless operation.

Car runs into vacant building

The Ville Platte Police Department, on Thursday, July 9, responded to a crash at a former restaurant on East Main Street.

EPSO, ATC conduct joint operation at businesses

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction the state, recently conducted a joint operation that resulted in citations being issued to local businesses.

Parish jail is cited for health issues

By: TONY MARKS Editor After a recent inspection, the kitchen of the Evangeline Parish Jail, located inside the parish courthouse, received a notice of non-critical violations from the state’s Office of Public Health.