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 September 26, 2026.
West Memphis, Arkansas, in Crittenden County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for West Memphis comes from a judge of the Crittenden 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: West Memphis public records, Crittenden County warrants, West Memphis arrest records, West Memphis inmate search, West Memphis criminal records, West Memphis court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in West Memphis
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For West Memphis that means the Crittenden 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.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Circuit Clerk keeps that file.
For Crittenden County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-clerks (page title: Circuit Clerks | Arkansas Judiciary), phone 870-659-2098, 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 West Memphis
The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for West Memphis (filed by the FBI as West Memphis Police Department) serve warrants in and around West Memphis.
A warrant issued in Crittenden 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 four agencies in Crittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,185 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in West Memphis arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from West Memphis 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 Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, held about 120 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at crittcoso.com/jail-roster-app, phone 870-702-2000. The West Memphis inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in West Memphis on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in West Memphis
The places to check for a warrant from West Memphis:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 870-659-2098, 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 custody page of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office at crittcoso.com/jail-roster-app, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Crittenden County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the court'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 West Memphis
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from West Memphis that means appearing before the Crittenden 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 Crittenden County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in West Memphis?
Not from the Crittenden 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 at 870-659-2098.
Who serves warrants in West Memphis?
The agency that reports for West Memphis inside the city and the Crittenden 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 West Memphis held?
At the county jail, run by the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from West Memphis 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 at 870-659-2098.
Is this the official West Memphis 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.