Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Monticello, Arkansas, in Drew County, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Monticello comes from a judge of the Drew County Circuit Court or the District Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Monticello public records, Drew County warrants, Monticello arrest records, Monticello inmate search, Monticello criminal records, Monticello court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Monticello
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Monticello that means the Drew County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
For Drew County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad (page title: Case Search, Arkansas Judiciary), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Monticello
The Drew County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monticello (filed by the FBI as Monticello Police Department) serve warrants in and around Monticello.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Drew County: the University of Arkansas at Monticello (campus police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Drew County is good anywhere in Arkansas, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Drew County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 284 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Monticello arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Monticello Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Drew County Sheriff's Office, held about 41 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at drewcountysheriff.com/jail. The Monticello inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Monticello on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Monticello
The places to check for a warrant from Monticello:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- CourtConnect, the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 870-261-1747, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Drew County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Monticello
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Monticello that means appearing before the Drew County Circuit Court or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Drew County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at arcourts.gov/circuit/?q=prosecuting-attorney, phone 870-261-1747.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Monticello?
Not from the Drew County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk.
Who serves warrants in Monticello?
The agency that reports for Monticello inside the city and the Drew County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Monticello held?
At the county jail, run by the Drew County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Monticello cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk.
Is this the official Monticello website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.