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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Tyler County, West Virginia, has about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Tyler County Sheriff's Office, one city agency and three campus, state or other agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the regional jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Tyler County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, arrest counts, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Tyler County public records, West Virginia arrest records, West Virginia inmate search and West Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Tyler County
The Tyler County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Tyler County.
One city in Tyler County reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Sistersville, 1,309 residents.
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.
The Paden City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tyler County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tyler County here.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tyler County: the Department of Natural Resources in Tyler County and the State Fire Marshal in Tyler County (state agency); the Paden City State Police (state police).
Arrest Counts on File for Tyler County
The FBI publishes monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. For Tyler County the counts on file are partial: Tyler County Sheriff's Office and Sistersville have sent some months but no full year since 2019, so no annual total is given here.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Tyler County Are Held
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Tyler County goes to the regional jail that serves Tyler County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 16 people, down from about 17 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 12 beds, and it ran at 142 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Tyler County
An arrest in Tyler County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Tyler County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at tylercountywv.com/tyler-county-circuit-clerk, phone 304-758-4811); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at tylercountywv.com/tyler-county-prosecuting-attorney, phone 304-758-2860).
West Virginia does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the West Virginia State Police goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Tyler County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
- An arrest by the Tyler County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Sistersville: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the Department of Natural Resources in Tyler County, the State Fire Marshal in Tyler County or the Paden City State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-758-2860, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Tyler County Circuit Court, through the court records page at tylercountywv.com/tyler-county-circuit-clerk, phone 304-758-4811.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the State Police Criminal Identification Bureau.
Cities in Tyler County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for one of the three cities in Tyler County: Sistersville. Middlebourne and Friendly have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the regional jail and the case goes to the Tyler County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are people arrested in Tyler County booked?
In the regional jail that serves Tyler County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are arrest records public in Tyler County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Tyler County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the West Virginia State Police is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Tyler County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Tyler County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Tyler 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.