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.
Red Wing, Minnesota, in Goodhue County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Red Wing comes from a judge of the Goodhue 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 Red Wing
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Red Wing that means the Goodhue 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 Goodhue County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/goodhue (page title: Goodhue 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 Red Wing
The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Red Wing (filed by the FBI as Red Wing Police Department) serve warrants in and around Red Wing.
The Lake City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Goodhue County, so its arrests are not broken out for Goodhue County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Goodhue County is whichever one finds the person; an Minnesota warrant is valid across Minnesota.
Together, the five agencies in Goodhue County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,210 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Red Wing arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Red Wing 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 Goodhue County Sheriff's Office, held about 49 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at goodhuecountymn.gov/sheriff/adult_detention_center/jail_roster. The Red Wing inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Red Wing on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Red Wing
Whether a warrant is out from Red Wing 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 651-267-4950, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office at goodhuecountymn.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Goodhue County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Red Wing
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Red Wing starts with the court administrator: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at goodhuecountymn.gov/county_attorney, phone 651-267-4950.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Red Wing?
Not from the Goodhue 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 Red Wing?
The agency that reports for Red Wing inside the city and the Goodhue 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 Red Wing held?
At the county jail, run by the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Red Wing 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 Red Wing 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.