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.
St. Michael, Minnesota, in Wright County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for St. Michael comes from a judge of the Wright 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.
Related guides: St. Michael public records, Wright County warrants, St. Michael arrest records, St. Michael inmate search, St. Michael criminal records, St. Michael court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in St. Michael
In Minnesota an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For St. Michael that means the Wright County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 court administrator.
For Wright County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at mncourts.gov/find-courts/wright (page title: Wright 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 St. Michael
The Wright County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Buffalo, Annandale and Howard Lake serve warrants in and around St. Michael.
The Dayton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Wright County, so its arrests are not broken out for Wright County here.
A warrant issued in Wright County is good anywhere in Minnesota, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the three agencies in Wright County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,619 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in St. Michael arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from St. Michael 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 Wright County Sheriff's Office, held about 150 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at wrightcountymn.gov/292/Jail-Corrections. The St. Michael inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in St. Michael on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in St. Michael
Whether a warrant is out from St. Michael shows in two 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 763-682-7340, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Wright 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 St. Michael
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from St. Michael 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 wrightcountymn.gov/133/Attorney, phone 763-682-7340.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in St. Michael?
Not from the Wright 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 St. Michael?
The Wright County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Minnesota warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in St. Michael held?
At the county jail, run by the Wright County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from St. Michael 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 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.