Search Drew County Booking Reports
Drew County booking reports come out of the Drew County Sheriff's Office in Monticello. The office runs the county jail and logs every arrest made by deputies and local police. To pull a Drew County booking reports file, you can call the sheriff for a current status check, stop by the office in person, or file a written request under the Arkansas FOIA. For older files, state tools like ARCH and CourtConnect help track charges, court dates, and dispositions across all 75 Arkansas counties.
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Drew County Sheriff's Office
The Drew County Sheriff's Office is the top source for Drew County booking reports. The sheriff runs the county jail in Monticello and manages booking for every arrest inside the county limits. Deputies handle patrol across the rural areas, and city police from Monticello also bring arrests to the county facility. The Records Division keeps arrest files, incident reports, accident reports, and offense reports on hand for public review.
To file a record request in person, bring a government-issued photo ID. Know the subject's full name, date of birth, and the approximate date of arrest. Staff will walk you through a short form. Fees are small for plain paper copies. Certified copies cost more. Inspection of a file on-site is free under state law.
Quick status checks can be done by phone. The desk clerk can confirm whether a person is in custody, share the charge, and give bond info when the file is public.
The Arkansas Criminal History (ARCH) system runs state-level checks that back up Drew County booking reports lookups.
The ARCH portal costs $24 per search and covers felony and misdemeanor data from all counties, not just Drew.
Drew County Jail Booking Process
The booking process in Drew County looks like every other Arkansas county jail. After an arrest, the deputy brings the person in for intake. Jail staff run a search, take fingerprints, take a booking photo, and record personal data. A booking number is assigned. Charges, bond info, and any hold orders go into the system.
Every Drew County booking report covers the basics: full name, date of birth, address, race, sex, arresting agency, date of arrest, charges, booking number, and bond type. Mugshots are taken at intake. The photo lives in the local file and may be shared through FOIA once booking is done.
The person either posts bond and is released or stays in custody until first appearance. Arkansas rules require a first appearance before a judge within a short time frame of arrest. At that hearing, the court sets bond or denies bond. After that, the case moves through district or circuit court.
Note: Mugshots are part of the public booking file. They may be released under FOIA unless a specific legal exception blocks access, such as a sealed juvenile case or ongoing investigation.
Drew County FOIA Requests
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq., is the main tool for pulling Drew County booking reports. Any citizen of Arkansas can file a request. You do not need a lawyer. You do not need to state a reason for most public files.
Write a short request with the subject's full name, date of birth, and date of arrest. Address it to the Drew County Sheriff's Office Records Division in Monticello. State what you want: the arrest report, mugshot, or full booking file. Include your phone and email for follow-up. Mail it in, bring it in person, or send by fax if the office accepts fax.
The custodian has three business days to respond in writing under § 25-19-105. If a record is exempt, the office must say why. Juvenile records, sealed records, medical data, and active investigation files are the main blocks.
Statewide Search Tools
For Drew County booking reports that are older or tied to a multi-county case, state tools help. The Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search is free. It lists every state prison inmate with mugshot, ADC number, sentence start and end, offense, and current unit.
The ARCH system runs official criminal history checks at $24 per name. ARCH was set up by Act 1185 of 2015 under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1501. The database covers felony and misdemeanor convictions and open felony arrests less than three years old. Output is a PDF report that can be printed.
Court-side data sits on CourtConnect. The portal is free. It shows every case filed in circuit and district courts. Drew County cases run through the 10th Judicial Circuit. Each docket entry links to the next hearing, the judge, and the attorneys on record.
Federal arrests in the Eastern District of Arkansas go through the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. That tool lists federal inmates only, not state or county holds.
The Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search shows the state prison population with ties to Drew County booking reports and court data.
Results include mugshot, ADC number, sentence dates, offense, and housing unit for every state inmate.
Drew County Court Records
The Drew County Circuit Clerk keeps court files in Monticello. Circuit court covers felonies, family, probate, and civil cases. District court handles low-level crimes, misdemeanors, and traffic cases. Both sets of files tie back to arrest activity and booking data held by the sheriff.
You can pull most dockets online at no cost through CourtConnect. For certified court orders, you need to go to the clerk's office in person or mail a request. Plain copies cost about a quarter per page. Certified copies cost more.
Drew County also has a juvenile court under the circuit bench. Juvenile booking and case files are sealed. They are not part of the public Drew County booking reports set.
Drew County Booking Data
Drew County is a small, mostly rural county in southeast Arkansas. Population is around 18,000. Monticello is the largest city. The University of Arkansas at Monticello is in town. Most arrests tie to local traffic stops, property crime, or drug cases.
Data reported to ACIC shows a mix of misdemeanor and felony bookings each year. Aggravated assault, simple assault, theft, burglary, and drug possession are the common charges. The sheriff and the Monticello Police Department are the top arresting agencies. Both agencies bring arrests to the county jail for intake.
Misuse of Criminal History: Using ACIC or ARCH data for a purpose not stated in the request form is a Class A misdemeanor under Arkansas law. This rule covers Drew County booking reports data pulled through state tools.
Cities in Drew County
Drew County includes Monticello, Wilmar, Tillar, and Winchester. None of these cities pass the population threshold for their own page on this site. Arrest data for all cities in the county feeds into the same Drew County sheriff intake system. Use the Monticello sheriff's office as the main point of contact for Drew County booking reports.