Webster County Arrest Records

In Webster County, arrests are made to prevent crime suspects from fleeing before trial. The process begins when law enforcement, including the Sheriff or local police, seizes and takes a suspect into custody. Afterward, the suspect is typically transported to the Webster County Detention Facility for booking and incarceration.

During booking, the arresting agency gathers information about the detainee, including their name, address, the alleged offense, the place, date, the arresting officer’s name, gender, birth date, and duration of arrest. For individuals arrested for lower-level crimes, conditional release or bail may be granted following booking.

The details collected during an arrest are typically compiled into an arrest record, which forms the foundation for creating other public records such as the Webster County Court Records. These records are critical for keeping track of a case timeline from arrest to resolution.

Are Arrest Records Public in Webster County?

Under the state’s Sunshine Law, Webster County’s arrest reports are open records, available for public review and copying unless exempt from public disclosure. Examples of records exempt from public disclosure include:

• Mobile video recordings and investigative reports of all law enforcement agencies (records are closed until the investigation becomes inactive).
• Records of arrestees who were not charged with an offense within thirty days from the date of arrest.
• Mobile recordings are recorded in a non-public location.
• A portion of an arrest record that poses a clear and present danger to the safety of any victim, witness, undercover officer, or other person or jeopardizes a criminal investigation.

However, individuals seeking access to these exempted records may apply to the circuit court having jurisdiction to authorize disclosure.

Webster County Arrest Statistics

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Data for 2018, the Sheriff’s Office and County police department reported a total of 3 cases each for murder, rape, and robbery, along with 4 cases of aggravated assault. For property crimes, there were 170 incidents overall, which included 52 burglaries, 89 cases of larceny, and 29 motor vehicle thefts. Fortunately, there were no reported cases of arson, and the total number of violent crimes recorded was 13.

Find Webster County Arrest Records

Record seekers can conduct a state-level search for active offenders, including probationers and parolees, through the MODOC Offender Search tool. This platform provides information about offenders supervised by the state’s Department of Corrections. To locate specific inmates, enter their first and last names or ID numbers in the search area and click the corresponding “search button” to facilitate a search.

Additionally, the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmates Locator tool allows members of the public to find records of inmates in the federal prison system. Accessing records through this medium requires providing information that sufficiently identifies the specific case, including the first and last names of the inmates and other relevant information that may be required.

You can also look them up on VINELink, a national inmate tracking resource.

How Long Do Arrests Stay on Your Record?

In Webster County, information about an individual’s arrest typically remains on record indefinitely until it is erased. However, eligibility for erasure or expungement depends on several factors – thus, an arrest may be expunged if:

• The court determined the arrest was based on false information. This includes:
• At the time of filing a petition to expunge, there is no probable cause to believe the individual committed the offense.
• No charge resulted from the arrest.
• The court determines the person was arrested for, or was subsequently charged with, a misdemeanor offense or any moving violation. The arrest was subsequently nolle prossed or dismissed, or the accused was found not guilty of each offense or violation and
• (b) The person is not a commercial driver's license holder and was not operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the arrest.
• No civil action is pending relating to the arrest or the records sought to be expunged.

Webster County Arrest Warrants

In Webster County, crimes that occur outside the observation of law enforcement may require investigation to identify the culprit. In such cases, law enforcement, after a thorough investigation, may present evidence to a judge to show probable cause that a specific individual committed the crime and to seek the court’s authority to arrest the suspect. If the judge believes that the evidence submitted shows a serious possibility that the individual was responsible for the crime, the judge will issue an arrest warrant, typically a document containing:

• Individual’s Name
• Description of the Offense
• Date of Issuance
• Issuing Authority
• Directions on how to carry out the arrest

With this document, a law enforcement agency may enter into the suspect’s residence or any other place to effectuate the arrest.

Do Webster County Arrest Warrants Expire?

In Webster County, once a judge issues an arrest warrant, the warrant endures until the named individual is apprehended. An arrest warrant does not expire unless the issuing court is presented with a legally justified reason to quash it. This includes:

• If the case has become statute-barred.That is, the defendant cannot be tried any longer for the offense because of a lapse of time. The judge may be persuaded to dismiss the warrant.
• For minor offenses, individuals may be allowed to pay a fine and clear the warrant.

That said, the relevant law enforcement agency is still expected to execute the warrant fairly quickly.