Arrest History in Monroe County
Monroe County arrests may begin with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Clarendon Police Department, Brinkley Police Department, Holly Grove Police Department, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Game and Fish officers, highway patrol officers, or the First Judicial Drug Task Force. The sheriff identifies Clarendon Police at 870-747-3417, Brinkley Police at 870-734-3434, State Police Troop D at 870-633-1454, and the drug task force at 870-747-1490. The arresting agency creates the first incident and arrest records. The Monroe County Detention Facility then creates the booking and custody record.
An arrest history is not one fixed file. It can include an agency report, jail intake details, a recent-release entry, and a later court case. The sheriff does not publish a stated historical span for its roster. Its official tools focus on current inmates and people released within 48 hours. Older Monroe County arrest records may require a direct request to the arresting agency or the sheriff, followed by a court search if prosecutors filed charges.
Monroe County Bookings Converge
The Monroe County Detention Facility says all people arrested and taken into custody are transported there for booking and incarceration. This gives Monroe County one local custody point even when different police agencies made the arrests. The facility sits with the sheriff's office at 200 South Main Street in Clarendon and has space for 40 adult male inmates. It houses people awaiting trial, people serving local sentences, and people waiting for transfer to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
The official detention page below shows the jail information that anchors this county booking route.
That facility profile helps separate a local booking from later state-prison custody.
How to Look Up Monroe County Arrests
No single search covers every Monroe County arrest record. Begin with the live custody source, then move outward. A name, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and report or case number can help an office locate the right entry. Use phone or an office visit for urgent or sensitive questions because the sheriff warns that its web form is not monitored around the clock and plain email is not secure.
- Open the sheriff's current-inmate roster. If the person is no longer held, switch to the 48 Hour Release view.
- Call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at 870-747-3811 for a missing booking, custody confirmation, or the procedure for an official copy. For a city police report, call the police department that made the arrest.
- Search Search ARCourts after charges may have been filed. Match the name, court, and case number, then request official documents from the circuit or district clerk.
- Use Arkansas Criminal History, known as ARCH, only for its statewide public product. It can show qualifying open Arkansas felony arrests under three years old, but it is not a full local arrest log.
- When online sources fail, ask the record-holding office for inspection or copies under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. State the date, agency, record type, names, and report number if known.
Two Monroe County Roster Views
The sheriff provides separate paths for current inmates and releases during the last 48 hours. The roster landing page makes that split clear before a reader enters either list.
The two views answer different timing questions, so checking both is more useful than treating the current list as a full arrest archive.
The current roster interface also offers name ordering, a released filter, and page controls.
Those controls organize the live Monroe County booking view, but they do not turn it into a lifetime arrest history.
What a Monroe County Arrest Record Shows
A Monroe County booking entry can tie a person to an arrest date, agency, alleged charges, bond, and custody outcome. Some fields may be withheld, redacted, or absent from a public view. Charges at booking are allegations recorded during intake. Prosecutors can amend, replace, or decline them. The court file is the source for the charge ultimately filed and its disposition.
| Booking reference | Identifies the jail intake record when the public or agency file supplies one. |
|---|---|
| Booking date and time | Shows when jail intake occurred, which may differ from the time of arrest. |
| Arresting agency | Names the sheriff, city police, state police, or partner unit that made the arrest. |
| Charges | Lists allegations recorded at booking, not a finding of guilt or necessarily the final filed charges. |
| Bond | May show the amount or type set for release when that information is public. |
| Booking photo | May be created during intake, but no separate Monroe County public photo policy was located. |
| Release status | Shows current custody or a recent release when the roster still carries the entry. |
Monroe County Agency Records Split
A jail lookup does not replace the arresting agency's report. Clarendon Police handles its city incident records, while Brinkley Police handles Brinkley reports. No official Holly Grove police records portal was located. The county jail's communications role and the Holly Grove court or city phone provide a practical first contact there. State Police Troop D remains the source for reports it created. Ask which office owns the record before sending a request.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
200 South Main Street
Clarendon, AR 72029
870-747-3811
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
City Police Contacts
Clarendon Police: 870-747-3417
Brinkley Police: 870-734-3434
Holly Grove city/court: 870-462-3422
Note: Do not place Social Security, license, bank, card, or medical details in the sheriff's plain-text contact form.
Recent Arrests and Booking Logs
The 48-hour list is the county's official recent-release view. Its release roster interface uses the same sheriff system as the current-custody list.
A person who left custody more than 48 hours earlier may no longer appear, so absence is not proof that no Monroe County arrest occurred. The detention center also cautions that roster information is offered for convenience and cannot be certified for accuracy or authenticity. Confirm key details by phone or through an official copy.
Press Releases Are Not Bookings
The Monroe County sheriff's press archive publishes safety alerts, incident updates, and jail operating notices. It is not a daily arrest blotter.
The archive has included an inmate-mail procedure change and a message about Arkansas prison-bed shortages. Those notices explain jail conditions, but readers should use the roster and agency records channels for a specific arrest.
A prison-bed delay can keep a sentenced person at the Monroe County Detention Facility while transport is pending. Once transfer occurs, the county roster and the state locator answer different custody questions. The Arkansas Department of Corrections Inmate Search supports name, ADC number, county, and facility searches.
The state locator covers Arkansas prison custody, not a person held only in the Clarendon jail.
Monroe County Arrests Become Cases
The record path is Arrest → Booking → Charging Decision → Arraignment → Disposition. An arresting officer and jail document the first steps. A prosecutor decides whether and how to file many charges. The Monroe County Circuit Clerk or a district-court clerk then maintains the court record. Search ARCourts may show parties, filings, charges, future events, judgments, and dispositions that are public under Arkansas rules.
Felony cases generally route to Monroe County Circuit Court at 123 Madison Street. Lower-level matters may remain in the Brinkley, Clarendon, or Holly Grove district division. When a booking entry has no court result yet, allow for filing delay and check the correct clerk. The detailed Monroe County criminal court case records explain that later stage.
Arrests vs Convictions
A Monroe County arrest entry proves only that custody or booking occurred. It does not prove that prosecutors filed the same charge or that a court found guilt. A conviction is a court outcome. ARCH may show Arkansas convictions and qualifying open felony arrests, but its name-based result is not identical to the sheriff file or the court docket. Dismissed cases can also leave booking traces until sealing rules restrict access.
| Arrest Record | Conviction Record |
|---|---|
| Created by an arresting agency and jail | Entered by the court after a guilty plea or finding |
| Shows that arrest and booking took place | Shows a legal finding of guilt |
| Held by police, sheriff, and booking systems | Held by the clerk and reported to state systems |
| May lead to release, no charge, or dismissal | May lead to sentence, appeal, or later sealing |
Note: An arrest is not proof of guilt; charges may never be filed or may end in dismissal or acquittal.