Arkansas County Arrest Records

Arkansas County arrest records are kept by the county sheriff in DeWitt and by the city police in Stuttgart and DeWitt. The jail holds booking sheets, mugshots, charges, and bond data. State tools like CourtConnect and the ADC inmate search fill in the court and prison side of the story. This page shows you where to look for an Arkansas County arrest record, which phone number to call when the site is thin, and how to file a FOIA request for the full report. Most of the data is free.

Arkansas County Jail and Arrest Records

The Arkansas County Jail sits at 1000 Ricebelt Avenue in DeWitt, AR 72042. The phone line for inmate lookups is (870) 659-2064. The jail books adults arrested by the county sheriff, by the DeWitt Police Department, and by the Stuttgart Police Department. It also holds pretrial inmates for the two district courts that sit in the county. The jail runs a manual roster. There is no real-time portal on the sheriff's side. Staff can read a list of current bookings, charges, and bond amounts when you call.

Arkansas County has two county seats. DeWitt is the southern seat. Stuttgart is the northern seat. That split dates back to 1813 when the county was set up. The split means arrest records may live in either district court, and your first call should match the city where the arrest took place. For booking data fresher than a day old, phone is the best route. For older records, the Circuit Clerk in DeWitt has the file.

Jail staff can tell you who is in custody, what the charges are, and what the bond is set at. A written FOIA request under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 gives you the full arrest report. Agencies have three business days to respond. Fees cannot be more than the actual copy cost. The Arkansas State Police supports all 75 counties with fingerprint-based criminal history through ARCH at arch.ark.org.

ADC Inmate Search for Arkansas County

Once a person moves from the county jail to state prison, the Arkansas Department of Corrections runs the search. The ADC Inmate Search is free. You can filter by county, so Arkansas County records are simple to pull. Search fields include ADC number, name, gender, age, race, facility, and offense category. The results page shows race, date of birth, date of incarceration, offense summary, and current facility.

Below is a shot of the ADC search form. The link above goes to the live tool at the Department of Corrections.

ADC data can change by the hour. A transfer, a release, or a new booking may not show the same minute. For pretrial inmates still in the county jail, call the Arkansas County Sheriff at (870) 659-2064. Once the inmate is moved to state custody, the ADC portal picks them up.

CourtConnect Case Search for Arkansas County

CourtConnect is the Administrative Office of the Courts' public case search. Arkansas County posts partial data, which means most circuit court filings show up but some older district court matter may not. The tool is free. Search by name, case type, citation, or filing date. The URL is caseinfo.arcourts.gov.

The shot below was taken from CourtConnect. It gives you a sense of how the search form works. Click through to run a live query.

CourtConnect covers criminal, civil, domestic relations, probate, and traffic case types. The arrest itself does not show up. What shows up is the charging document, the docket, the bond hearing, and the final disposition. That chain gives you the full post-arrest picture. For the arrest event itself, you need the sheriff's booking sheet or the police arrest report.

Scheduled maintenance hits CourtConnect Monday through Friday from 12:30 AM to 2 AM. The Administrative Office of the Courts runs help email acap.help@arcourts.gov. The office is at 625 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, phone 501-682-9400. Director Marty Sullivan oversees the office.

FOIA and Arkansas Arrest Records Access

The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act is the backbone of public records access. The statute is Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. Under FOIA, arrest records, jail rosters, booking sheets, and warrant data are generally open. You must be an Arkansas citizen to file a request. Agencies have three business days to reply. Fees are capped at the actual cost of copying. A written or emailed request is the standard way to file.

Records that stay closed include open investigation files, sealed criminal records under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1401, juvenile files under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309, and undercover officer identities. The Arkansas Attorney General publishes the FOIA Handbook at arkansasag.gov. That page also holds opinions that explain gray areas.

For a statewide criminal history check tied to fingerprints, use ARCH at arch.ark.org. The fee is $24. ARCH returns felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests less than three years old, and sex offender status. It does not return juvenile records, dismissed charges, sealed records, or out-of-state history. For those, a manual request to the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau at 1 State Police Plaza Dr., Little Rock, is the right path. The phone is 501-618-8500.

Sex Offender Registry and VINE Alerts

The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs the sex offender registry. Search by name, city, ZIP, or county. The public map shows level 3 and level 4 offenders. Levels 1 and 2 are not posted on the map. The URL is ark.org/offender-search.

Arkansas uses four risk levels under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-903. Level 4 is the highest. It covers sexually violent predators. Level 4 offenders re-register every three months. Levels 1, 2, and 3 re-register every six months. Arkansas County has its own handful of registered offenders. The tool updates on a regular cycle.

VINE is the victim notification service. The link is vinelink.com. Call 1-800-510-0415 to sign up by phone. You can register for custody alerts on inmates held in the Arkansas County Jail or at any state prison. The service is free. Victims get a call or text when a custody status changes.

Arkansas County Circuit Clerk and Court Records

The Circuit Clerk is the file keeper for the circuit court. Arkansas County's circuit court handles felony cases, civil matters over the district court limit, and domestic relations. The clerk's office in DeWitt is where you go for a paper file. There is a small copy fee per page.

For misdemeanors, the district court is the first stop. The DeWitt District Court and the Stuttgart District Court handle preliminary hearings, city ordinance cases, and traffic. A felony arrest moves up to circuit court after the bind-over from district court. The Administrative Office of the Courts at arcourts.gov links out to forms and general guidance.

When the public wants a certified copy of a conviction, the Circuit Clerk issues it. For a statewide history, the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau is the right channel. The bureau notes that 100% of its arrest records are fingerprint supported. That fingerprint tie means the data is far more reliable than a name-only check.

Nearby Counties

Arkansas County borders several other counties across the Grand Prairie and delta regions. If your subject was arrested in a town just over the line, the booking may sit in a nearby jail. Use the links below to jump to those pages.