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 on September 24, 2026.
Little River County, Arkansas, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Little River County comes from a judge of the Little River 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: Little River County public records, Little River County arrest records, Little River County inmate search, Little River County criminal records, Little River County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Little River County
In Arkansas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Little River County that means the Little River 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 Little River County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at arcourts.gov/directories/circuit/lauren-abney (page title: Lauren Abney | Arkansas Judiciary), phone 870-898-7280, 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 Little River County
The Little River County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ashdown serve warrants in Little River County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Little River County: the State Park at Millwood State Park (state agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Little River County is whichever one finds the person; an Arkansas warrant is valid across Arkansas.
Together, the two agencies in Little River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 234 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Little River County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Little River 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 Little River County Sheriff's Office, held about 58 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at lrcounty.org/departments/sheriff, phone (870) 898-5115. The Little River County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Little River 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 Little River County
Whether a warrant is out from Little River County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 870-898-7280, 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 Little River 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 Little River County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Little River County starts with the Circuit Clerk at 870-898-7280: 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 Little River 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 Little River County?
Not from the Little River 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 870-898-7280.
Who serves warrants in Little River County?
The Little River 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 Little River County held?
At the county jail, run by the Little River County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Little River 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 at 870-898-7280.
Is this the official Little River 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.