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.
Drew County, Arkansas, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Drew County 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: Drew County public records, Drew County arrest records, Drew County inmate search, Drew County criminal records, Drew County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Drew County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Drew County 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is 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 Drew County
The Drew County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monticello serve warrants in Drew County.
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 Drew County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Drew County 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 Drew County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Drew County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Drew County
The places to check for a warrant from Drew County:
- 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 Drew County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Drew County starts with the Circuit Clerk: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
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 Drew County?
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 Drew County?
The Drew County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Arkansas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Drew County held?
At the county jail, run by the Drew County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Drew County 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 Drew County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.