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 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Wyoming County, West Virginia, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office, two city agencies 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 Wyoming County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Wyoming County public records, West Virginia arrest records, West Virginia inmate search and West Virginia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Wyoming County
The Wyoming County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Wyoming County. It reported 83 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside two of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Oceana, 1,376 residents.
- Mullens, 1,357 residents: 13 arrests reported for 2025.
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 FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Wyoming County: the State Fire Marshal in Wyoming County and the Department of Natural Resources in Wyoming County (state agency); the Jesse State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Wyoming County
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Wyoming County Sheriff's Office: 83 for 2025, 81 for 2022, 129 for 2021 and 74 for 2020; 2023 and 2024 are missing months.
- Mullens: 13 for 2025, 10 for 2024, 32 for 2023, 38 for 2022 and 71 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 96 arrests that year. The one of them with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 13 in 2025 against 10 in 2024.
Through June 2026, the two agencies with every month so far on file reported 70 arrests, against 49 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County goes to the regional jail that serves Wyoming County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 45 people, down from about 54 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 40 beds, and it ran at 102 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 Wyoming County Sheriff's Office at wycowv.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff), phone 304-732-8000, 24 Main Avenue Pineville, WV 24874, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
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 Wyoming County
For Wyoming County the place to look is the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at wycowv.gov/prosecutor, phone 800-537-2238).
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 Wyoming County
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 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 Wyoming County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 304-732-8000.
- An arrest in Oceana or Mullens: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the State Fire Marshal in Wyoming County, the Jesse State Police or the Department of Natural Resources in Wyoming County: the records office of the agency involved.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 800-537-2238, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the State Police Criminal Identification Bureau.
Cities in Wyoming County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the three cities in Wyoming County: Oceana and Mullens. Pineville has 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 Wyoming County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Wyoming County each year?
The Wyoming County Sheriff's Office reported 83 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 96 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Wyoming County?
Ask the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office at 304-732-8000; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wycowv.gov/sheriff.
Where are people arrested in Wyoming County booked?
In the regional jail that serves Wyoming County, run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Are arrest records public in Wyoming County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Wyoming 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 Wyoming County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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.