Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026.
Morgan County, Tennessee, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morgan County depends on where the incident happened: the Morgan County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Morgan County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Morgan County that is the Morgan County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The Oliver Springs Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Morgan County, so its arrests are not broken out for Morgan County here.
Reports from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 435 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at morgancountytn.gov/wayne-potter-sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s Department and Jail | Morgan County TN Official Site), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Morgan County
The one city the FBI lists in Morgan County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Wartburg: 1 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2022; 65 arrests reported for 2022.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Morgan County in 2022
The two agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 16 violent and 161 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 448 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
The Tennessee Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying, and labor after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Morgan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morgan County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
How long does an agency in Morgan County have to answer?
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying, and labor after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Morgan County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.