Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
St. Michael, Minnesota, in Wright County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Wright County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: St. Michael public records, Wright County arrest records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in St. Michael
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of St. Michael. In Wright County the county agency that reports arrests is the Wright County Sheriff's Office.
Booking: Where People Arrested in St. Michael Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Michael is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 288 beds, and it ran at 51 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wright County Sheriff's Office at wrightcountymn.gov/292/Jail-Corrections (page title: Jail | Corrections | Wright County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in St. Michael
An arrest in St. Michael can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, which shows whether charges were filed; the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at wrightcountymn.gov/133/Attorney, phone 763-682-7340).
Minnesota is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the public criminal history search online is free and shows 15 years of convictions, through the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in St. Michael
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the agency must answer promptly, within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages.
- An arrest by the St. Michael police: the police department's page SearchSystems verified at stmichaelmn.gov/index.asp?SEC=E19AE209-FE81-451A-85FD-A90431FB69DA (page title: Police | St. Michael, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
- An arrest by the Wright County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 763-682-7340, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at wright-county-mn.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Data RequestNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
- Your own statewide record: a request to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The Wright County guide covers every agency in the county: Wright County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in St. Michael?
Ask the Wright County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wrightcountymn.gov/292/Jail-Corrections.
Where are people arrested in St. Michael booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Wright County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in St. Michael?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: the public criminal history search online is free and shows 15 years of convictions. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in St. Michael?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Wright County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at wright-county-mn.nextrequest.com.
Is this the official St. Michael 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.