Search Benton County Recent Arrests

Benton County recent arrests are managed by the Benton County Sheriff's Office and booked into a modern jail in Bentonville. The facility holds up to 669 inmates and covers 100,355 square feet. The jail opened in April 1999. The sheriff runs a full online roster and an interactive jail dashboard, which makes this one of the easiest Arkansas counties to search. You can look up a recent arrest by name, booking number, or date of birth. This page walks through the roster, the dashboard, warrants, and FOIA steps for fuller records.

Benton County Sheriff and Recent Arrests

The Benton County Sheriff's Office is at 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. The main line is (479) 271-1008. The jail clerk line is (479) 271-1011. The sheriff line is (479) 271-1006. The office is one of the largest in northwest Arkansas. It covers patrol, investigations, civil process, court security, and jail ops. Deputies back up city police in Bentonville, Rogers, and Siloam Springs. The sheriff also runs a crime map and a most wanted list.

The image above shows the Benton County Sheriff's Office home page. The site layout is clean and has direct links to the roster, the dashboard, the warrants page, and the sex offender search. Press releases post under a news tab. The office site is the first stop for Benton County recent arrests.

The sheriff runs a 24-hour dispatch center as well. The center takes calls for police, fire, and medical help. For a call about recent arrests, you dial the main office line, not 911. A juvenile line runs at (479) 271-1713 for youth detention.

Benton County Jail Roster and Recent Arrests

The Benton County Jail roster lives at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/inmate-roster/. The roster shows current inmates with charge, bond, and booking info. You can search by booking number, name, or date of birth. Filters help narrow the list by charge type or date. Mugshots are shown when on file.

The screen above shows the Benton County inmate roster page. Each entry links to a detail view with a photo, booking date, and list of charges. The roster is updated as the jail processes new intakes and releases. For the freshest Benton County recent arrests data, refresh the page often during the day.

Visits at the jail are split between onsite and remote. Each visit is 15 minutes. Each inmate gets two visits per week. Onsite visits run Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 10:15 AM, 12:00 to 1:15 PM, and 6:00 to 7:15 PM for the general population. Remote visits run 7 days a week through an electronic system. You must schedule visits in advance through the vendor site.

Benton County Jail Dashboard

The Benton County Sheriff's Office runs an interactive jail dashboard at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/jail-dashboard/. The dashboard shows current inmate counts, daily booking trends, and demographic data. It updates on a live feed. The view is great for the press, for lawyers, and for anyone tracking Benton County recent arrests over time.

The image above shows the jail dashboard page. You can see total population, bookings by day, releases by day, and charge category splits. The design is mobile friendly. The sheriff office also runs a crime map at maps.co.benton.ar.us with filters for incident type and date.

Benton County Jail Commissary and Mail

Funds for an inmate can move in three ways. You can mail a money order to the inmate at their full name and ID number, Benton County Jail, 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. You can use an approved online third-party service linked on the sheriff site. Or you can walk in during set hours to add cash in person. Each method has its own small service fee.

Mail to inmates follows the same address format. All mail is opened and checked for contraband. Books and magazines must ship from the publisher. The jail does not accept packages without prior approval. Legal mail gets special handling under set rules.

The Benton County jail offers medical care, mental health help, and some schooling programs. An Inmate Work Force unit handles non-violent cases. Those inmates do community work under deputy watch. The program gives time credit toward their sentence.

Benton County Circuit Clerk and Court Records

The Benton County Circuit Clerk is at 102 NE A Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. The criminal division line is (479) 271-1016. Email tobrien@co.benton.ar.us. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk files and stores all court records for the 14th Judicial Circuit. Criminal cases that follow a Benton County arrest flow through this office.

For a statewide search, use the Arkansas CourtConnect portal at caseinfo.arcourts.gov. The portal covers Benton County and most other counties. You can look up by name, case number, or date. Certified copies cost $5.00 each plus copy fees. Most court records are public under Arkansas Code § 16-55-116.

Record sealing works under Arkansas Code § 16-90-1401. Non-violent misdemeanors can be sealed after five years. Some non-violent felonies qualify too. The petition goes to the court where the case was heard. Once a judge grants the order, ACIC updates its files within 30 days.

Benton County FOIA for Recent Arrests

Arkansas FOIA is found at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101. The sheriff responds to FOIA through an online portal and through walk-in requests. Records open to FOIA include arrest logs, incident reports, accident reports, and booking records. Arrest authority is set by Arkansas Code § 16-81-106. The sheriff keeps booking logs for at least five years per Arkansas Code § 13-4-404.

For a full background check, use acic.org or cbc.ark.org. The forms and fees follow Arkansas Code § 12-12-1008 and § 12-12-1009. If a record is wrong, you can challenge it under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1013. You can also look up state prison inmates at apps.ark.org.

Victims can sign up for free custody alerts at VINELink. Alerts cover release, transfer, and escape for Benton County inmates. The service is free and private. Sign-ups can come by phone, text, or email. The inmate is not told when someone signs up.

How to Search Benton County Recent Arrests

Start with the roster. Open sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/inmate-roster/ and type in the name. You can also search by booking number or date of birth. The list shows the charge, bond, and booking time. Click an entry for the full detail page with the mugshot.

If the name is not there, try the dashboard. The dashboard shows booking trends by day. You may spot the arrest on a busy booking day even when the person has already been released. Next, call the jail clerk line at (479) 271-1011. Staff can confirm custody status and list the charge. They will not read full reports on the phone. Arkansas Code § 25-19-105 sets what records are open under FOIA.

For older Benton County recent arrests, move to court data. Open caseinfo.arcourts.gov and search by name. The portal covers felony and misdemeanor cases. Court copy fees follow Arkansas Code § 21-6-402. For paper files, visit the circuit clerk in Bentonville during work hours.

Nearby Arkansas Counties

Benton County sits in the northwest corner of the state. It borders Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties, plus the state lines of Missouri and Oklahoma. Each border county has its own sheriff and jail.