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 9, 2026.
Marathon County, Wisconsin, has about 139,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Marathon County comes from a judge of the Marathon County Circuit 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: Marathon County public records, Marathon County arrest records, Marathon County inmate search, Marathon County criminal records, Marathon County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Marathon County
In Wisconsin an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Marathon County that means the Marathon County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
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 Clerk of Circuit Court.
For Marathon County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at marathoncounty.gov/services/public-safety-courts/circuit-court-reco... (page title: Circuit Court Records/Expunging Court Records | Marathon County, WI), phone 715-261-1300, 500 Forest Street, Wausau WI 54403, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Who Serves Warrants in Marathon County
The Marathon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wausau, Kronenwetter, Mosinee, Spencer, Marathon City, Edgar and one more cities serve warrants in Marathon County.
The Marshfield Police Department and the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Marathon County, so their arrests are not broken out for Marathon County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Marathon County is whichever one finds the person; a Wisconsin warrant is valid across Wisconsin.
Together, the five agencies in Marathon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,488 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Marathon County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Marathon County 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 Marathon County Sheriff's Office, held about 220 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at marathoncounty.gov/about-us/departments/sheriff-s-office, phone 715-261-1200. The Marathon County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Marathon County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Marathon County
The places to check for a warrant from Marathon County:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Circuit Court at 715-261-1300, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the free statewide case search of every circuit court, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 715-261-1111, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Marathon County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court'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 Marathon County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Marathon County starts with the Clerk of Circuit Court at 715-261-1300: 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 District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marathoncounty.gov, phone 715-261-1111.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Marathon County?
Not from the Marathon County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of Circuit Court at 715-261-1300.
Who serves warrants in Marathon County?
The Marathon County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Wisconsin warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Marathon County held?
At the county jail, run by the Marathon County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Marathon County 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 Clerk of Circuit Court at 715-261-1300.
Is this the official Marathon 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.