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 October 2, 2026.
Brainerd, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Brainerd comes from a judge of the Crow Wing County 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Brainerd
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Brainerd that means the Crow Wing County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 court administrator keeps that file.
For Crow Wing County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/crow-wing (page title: Crow Wing County District Court), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Brainerd
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Brainerd (filed by the FBI as Brainerd Police Department) serve warrants in and around Brainerd.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Crow Wing County: the State Patrol at Brainerd (state police); it serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Crow Wing County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the nine agencies in Crow Wing County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,516 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Brainerd arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Brainerd 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 Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, held about 85 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at crowwing.gov/1532/In-Custody-List. The Brainerd inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Brainerd on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Brainerd
Whether a warrant is out from Brainerd shows in three places:
- Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The County Attorney, phone 218-828-2311, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office at crowwing.gov/1532/In-Custody-List, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Crow Wing County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Brainerd
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Brainerd that means appearing before the Crow Wing County District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the court administrator.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at crowwing.gov/522/Adult-Prosecution, phone 218-828-2311.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Brainerd?
Not from the Crow Wing County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the court administrator.
Who serves warrants in Brainerd?
The agency that reports for Brainerd inside the city and the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Brainerd held?
At the county jail, run by the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Brainerd 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 court administrator.
Is this the official Brainerd 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.