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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Garrett, Indiana, in DeKalb County, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Garrett comes from a judge of the DeKalb Circuit and Superior Courts, 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: Garrett public records, DeKalb County warrants, Garrett arrest records, Garrett inmate search, Garrett criminal records, Garrett court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Garrett
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Garrett that means the DeKalb Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a city and town court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.dekalb.in.us/department/division.php?structureid=100 (page title: Indiana Court Records | DeKalb County, Indiana), phone (260) 925-1863, 215 E Ninth St Auburn, IN 46706, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Garrett
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Garrett (filed by the FBI as Garrett Police Department) serve warrants in and around Garrett.
The agency that serves a warrant from DeKalb County is whichever one finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid across Indiana.
Together, the three agencies in DeKalb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 609 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Garrett arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Garrett 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 DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, held about 87 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at dekalbsheriff.in.gov/inmate-search. The Garrett inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Garrett on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Garrett
The places to check for a warrant from Garrett:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court at (260) 925-1863, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (260) 925-1646, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office at dekalbsheriff.in.gov/inmate-search, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the DeKalb County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Garrett
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Garrett that means appearing before the DeKalb Circuit and Superior Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.dekalb.in.us, phone (260) 925-1646.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Garrett?
Not from the DeKalb County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court at (260) 925-1863.
Who serves warrants in Garrett?
The agency that reports for Garrett inside the city and the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Garrett held?
At the county jail, run by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Garrett 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 Clerk of the Circuit Court at (260) 925-1863.
Is this the official Garrett 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.