Find Arrest Records in Lee County

Lee County arrest records come from the sheriff's office in Marianna. The county jail books new arrests, tracks custody, and keeps the arrest reports tied to each case. Arkansas law opens most of this data to any citizen under the Freedom of Information Act. This page walks through the Lee County jail lookup, the statewide ARCH criminal history tool, CourtConnect for case tracking, ADC state custody, VINE for alerts, and the FOIA rules for requesting Lee County arrest records on paper from the sheriff or the circuit clerk.

Lee County Sheriff and Arrest Records

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is based in Marianna. The office handles patrol, investigations, warrants, and jail operations for the county. It is the main source for arrest records created at intake. Booking files, arrest reports, and mugshots all start here. The Arkansas Sheriffs' Association page for Lee County at arkansassheriffsassociation.com is a general contact point when a direct sheriff line is not at hand.

Lee County is a smaller east Arkansas county. The jail holds pretrial inmates and short-sentence cases. Once a sentence passes a year, the subject normally moves to an Arkansas Department of Corrections unit. For prior inmates, the ADC inmate search and CourtConnect will fill in the case history.

Lee County Jail and Inmate Search

The Lee County Jail provides inmate search functions for current and former inmates. You can look up records by name, booking date, or charges. Results cover the release date, the jail roster, arrest data, current status, court dates, probation notes, bond info, and mugshots. Some records also show the current location and next court appearance.

Start with the sheriffs' association page for quick contact info. From there, call the Lee County sheriff's desk to confirm a booking or get the direct roster link. For a person no longer in custody, move to the Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search or to CourtConnect for the case file. Both tools will continue to show the Lee County arrest that started the case.

VINE at vinelink.com tracks custody status across county jails and state units. The service is free. Call 1-800-510-0415 to sign up for alerts. Press 0 on the hotline for a live operator at any hour. VINE records are anonymous and protected from FOIA under Arkansas law.

ARCH Search for Lee County Arrest Records

ARCH is the Arkansas State Police public criminal history search. It pulls from the ACIC database and covers every county in the state. Lee County arrests tied to a fingerprint will show up on an ARCH report. Start at arch.ark.org. The system runs under Act 1185 of 2015, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501 et seq.

Each run costs $24.00 and is non-refundable. The fee is $20 for the search, $2 for Information Network of Arkansas, and $2 for card processing. Give the subject's full legal name, sex, and date of birth. Results land as one of three options: subject with a history, subject with no history, or no subject found. A race or ZIP filter can help when a common name pulls several hits.

ARCH returns Arkansas felony and misdemeanor convictions, open felony arrests under three years old, and sex offender status. Juvenile records, dismissed charges, unresolved misdemeanor arrests, older felony arrests, not guilty findings, active warrants, sealed records, pardoned convictions, out-of-state data, federal data, traffic arrests, and arrests without fingerprints are not returned. For certified copies of Lee County arrest records, use form ASP-122. Mail to the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau at 1 State Police Plaza Drive in Little Rock. Fee is $25 with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Desk phone is 501-618-8500.

CourtConnect for Lee County Court Cases

CourtConnect is the public access tool for Arkansas court case data. Once charges are filed, the case moves into the tool. Launch it at caseinfo.arcourts.gov. There is no fee. Search by person name, business name, case type, filing date, judgment, or citation number.

CourtConnect covers criminal, civil, domestic relations, probate, and traffic case data. Lee County data may be partial depending on when the county joined the Contexte feed. The docket, charging documents, and disposition should land in the system. For certified court copies, call the Lee County circuit clerk. The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts at 625 Marshall Street in Little Rock runs the platform. Phone is 501-682-9400. The AOC site is arcourts.gov.

Scheduled downtime runs Monday through Friday from 12:30 AM to 2 AM and Saturday 10 PM to Sunday noon. Help email is acap.help@arcourts.gov.

Statewide Tools That Cover Lee County Arrest Records

The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search at apps.ark.org/inmate_info tracks anyone moved from Lee County jail to a state unit. Filter by ADC number, name, age, race, county, facility, or offense. Public records may show mugshots, aliases, intake date, current facility, and a summary of offenses. The ADC is at 6814 Princeton Pike in Pine Bluff.

The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry at ark.org/offender-search covers Lee County the same way it covers the rest of the state. Search by address, city, county, ZIP, or name. Only levels 3 and 4 show on the public map. Level 4 is defined as a sexually violent predator under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-903. Levels 1 to 3 re-register every six months. Level 4 re-registers every three months.

The Online Criminal Background Check system, or CBC, at cbc.ark.org, is a different tool. It is for authorized entities with a signed, notarized release from the subject. CBC is not for the general public. Using the data for a purpose not in the request is a Class A misdemeanor under Arkansas law.

FOIA Rules for Lee County Arrest Records

The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq. is the law that opens most arrest data to the public. Jail rosters, booking files, and warrant lists are generally available. Any Arkansas citizen who is not an incarcerated felon can ask. The sheriff has three business days to reply. Fees cannot top actual copy cost.

Send your FOIA request to the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Marianna. Name the record, the subject, and a date range. Open investigation files, juvenile records, sealed records, undercover officer names, and personnel records are withheld. The Arkansas Attorney General's FOIA Handbook at arkansasag.gov explains the limits. AG opinions 2003-057 and 2003-183 discuss sealed record access. The AG office is at 323 Center Street in Little Rock, 501-682-2007.

Criminal history standards sit at Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1001 et seq. That chapter makes ACIC the central clearinghouse. ACIC can be reached at 501-682-2222 or acic.org. Under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1013, you have a right to see and challenge your own record at no cost.

Sealing Lee County Arrest Records

Arkansas uses sealing instead of expungement. The Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013, at Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1401 et seq., controls the process. File a petition in the circuit court that heard the case. Most misdemeanors and many felony convictions can be sealed after you finish the sentence and wait out the set period.

Ineligible offenses include serious violent felonies, sex offenses that require registration, public sexual indecency, indecent exposure, and exposing another to HIV. A sealed record is taken out of public view. ARCH will not return it. CourtConnect will not show it. The file stays with the court and law enforcement for a narrow set of uses. Juvenile sealing is handled under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309.

Nearby Counties

Lee County sits in the Arkansas Delta. Nearby counties handle their own jail rosters and arrest records. Check each one for cases that moved across county lines.