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 1, 2026.
Jefferson County, Arkansas, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Jefferson County comes from a judge of the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County criminal records, Jefferson County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Jefferson County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Jefferson County that means the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pine Bluff, White Hall and Redfield serve warrants in Jefferson County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Jefferson County: Southeast Arkansas College and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (campus police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Humphrey Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jefferson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jefferson County here.
A warrant issued in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,049 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Jefferson County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, held about 170 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jeffcoso.org/roster.php, phone 870-541-5351. The Jefferson County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
The places to check for a warrant from Jefferson 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 870-541-5387, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at jeffcoso.org/roster.php, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Jefferson County that means appearing before the Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jeffersoncountyar.gov, phone 870-541-5387.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Jefferson County?
Not from the Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?
The Jefferson 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 Jefferson County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.