Craighead County Recent Arrests

Craighead County recent arrests are managed by the Craighead County Sheriff's Office out of Jonesboro and Lake City. The sheriff runs a 346-bed detention center and staffs two district offices. You can look up a Craighead County recent arrest through the online inmate roster or through the R2M portal. Both show new bookings, current inmates, and recent releases. Data on the roster covers the name, arrest date, charges, and bond amount. Craighead County sits in northeast Arkansas and covers 717 square miles with over 100,000 residents.

Craighead County Sheriff and Recent Arrests

The Craighead County Sheriff's Office runs two offices to cover the county. The Western District office is at 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401, and the phone is (870) 933-4551. The Eastern District office is at 107 Cobean Blvd, Lake City, AR 72437, and the phone is (870) 237-4511. The non-emergency number is (870) 935-5553. The sheriff site is at craigheadso.org. The staff handle patrol, criminal work, civil process, and the jail.

The image below shows the official Craighead County Sheriff's Office website. The front page links out to the roster, the most wanted list, and sex offender data for recent arrests and open cases.

Craighead County deputies handle calls in Bay, Black Oak, Bono, Brookland, Caraway, Cash, Egypt, Lake City, Monette, and the rural parts of the county. The office works with Jonesboro Police on larger cases in the city. Both agencies use the county jail for booking adult arrests. Press items on the sheriff site cover recent arrests tied to drugs, theft, and traffic work.

Craighead County Detention Center Roster

The Craighead County Detention Center opened in 1989. It sits at 901 Willett Road in Jonesboro. The jail can hold 346 inmates and is staffed by 73 workers. Jail Administrator Keith Bowers runs the facility, along with Todd Harrell and David Chadwick as assistant administrators. The main jail phone is (870) 933-4556. Tiger Correctional Services runs the meals and commissary.

The detention center books both male and female adults. A separate juvenile unit has 32 male beds, 28 female beds, and 2 isolation cells. Jonesboro Public Schools runs an education program for juveniles in custody. After booking, the staff enter the arrest into the R2M system. The data then appears on the public roster within a short time.

To look up Craighead County recent arrests, use the R2M portal at myr2m.com/craigheadroster. The site shows new inmates, current inmates, and recent releases. You can sort by name, date, or page size. Each record shows Race/Sex/Age, city, arrest date and time, charges, and bond amount.

The R2M roster links each inmate to a full record with mugshot and booking details. A second roster lives at craigheadso.org/roster_custom.php. That page is the official roster posted by the sheriff office. Both pull from the same jail data feed but differ a bit in format.

Sample records on the roster look like this: a 35-year-old male from Harrisburg booked for Failure to Appear (Class C) and Non-Payment of Fines with a $25,000 bond. Each booking gets a full set of charges, with statute cites where a charge is linked to the Arkansas Code. The data updates as new people come in.

Visits at the jail are once a week for each inmate. Male visits are Friday from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Female visits are Thursday from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, and Saturday from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. You must pre-register, bring a valid ID, and only two visitors per visit. Kids under 12 must have an adult with them.

Craighead County FOIA and Record Requests

Craighead County arrest records are public under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act at Arkansas Code § 25-19-101. The sheriff office takes FOIA requests in writing, by phone, or in person. Call (870) 933-4556 or write to 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401. The office has three business days to act on a request. Fees are small and cover copy costs. Requests for active case files may be denied until the case ends.

Most basic Craighead County recent arrests info is free online via the jail roster. For older bookings not on the roster, file a FOIA with the sheriff staff. Under Arkansas Code § 13-4-404, the sheriff must keep booking data at least five years. That covers the mugshot, fingerprints, charge sheet, and any incident reports tied to the booking.

For statewide criminal history, use the Arkansas State Police CBC portal at cbc.ark.org. Fee rules for that service are set under Arkansas Code § 12-12-1009. Request forms for criminal history are covered at Arkansas Code § 12-12-1008. ACIC handles the state-level file.

Craighead County Court Records

Craighead County has two circuit clerk offices. The Jonesboro location is at 511 Union Street, Jonesboro, AR 72401. The Lake City location is at 107 Cobean Blvd, Lake City, AR 72437. The Jonesboro phone is (870) 933-4530, and the Lake City phone is (870) 237-4342. You can walk in during office hours and ask the clerk to pull a case file. A small fee may apply for copies.

Most Craighead County circuit court cases also post to the Arkansas CourtConnect system at caseinfo.arcourts.gov. You can search by party name, case number, or file date. The site shows the charge, the judge, the next hearing date, and the final outcome. Copies of filings are not hosted online, so you may still need to visit the clerk for the full file.

Record sealing under Arkansas Code § 16-90-1401 is handled by the same court that heard the case. Once a seal is granted, ACIC updates its file to mark the record as sealed. Contact acic.org for status questions. Non-violent misdemeanors can be sealed five years after the case ends. Some non-violent felonies also qualify. Class Y and Class A felonies usually cannot be sealed.

The 2023 crime totals for Craighead County showed 10,634 total crimes reported. Drug violations led the list with 1,416 incidents, followed by larceny at 1,353, intimidation at 1,289, and burglary at 977. Total arrests for the year topped 7,500. FBI UCR data shows a rise from 4,512 arrests in 2020 to 5,849 in 2022.

Cities in Craighead County

Jonesboro is the county seat and the largest city in Craighead County. Jonesboro Police make most city arrests and bring people to the county jail for booking. Lake City is the second largest town and runs out of the Eastern District office. Smaller towns in the county are Bay, Bono, Brookland, Caraway, Cash, Egypt, and Monette. Each town relies on the county jail for recent arrests.

Visit the city page below for local Jonesboro police data and recent arrests resources:

• Jonesboro - largest city in Craighead County and home to Arkansas State University

Nearby Arkansas Counties

Craighead County borders several counties in northeast Arkansas. People not sure where a booking took place often check more than one county. Each of the nearby counties runs its own sheriff and jail.