Find Recent Bookings in Benton County
Benton County recent bookings are posted by the Benton County Sheriff's Office through the Who's in Custody portal. The jail sits at 1300 SW 14th Street in Bentonville, and the facility holds up to 669 inmates. Benton County is the second-largest county in Arkansas, so the Benton County booking log moves fast. You can search Benton County recent bookings by name, booking number, or booking date. The links below cover the Benton County jail roster, Benton County booking records, the jail dashboard, the Circuit Clerk, Bentonville PD, and Arkansas state tools.
Benton County At a Glance
Benton County Sheriff and Recent Bookings
The Benton County Sheriff's Office books all adult arrests in Benton County into the Benton County Jail. Sheriff Shawn Holloway runs the office at 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. The main sheriff line is (479) 271-1009. The jail line is (479) 271-1008. The Benton County sheriff also handles court security, civil process, and inmate transport.
Start with the sheriff home page at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov.
The sheriff site has sections for Who's in Custody, Most Wanted, Warrants, and Sex Offender Registry. Each Benton County booking record shows full legal name, booking number, booking date and time, current status, charges with Arkansas statute citations, bond amount and type, housing location, mugshot, date of birth, race, gender, arresting agency, and next court date. That is one of the deepest public booking feeds in Arkansas.
Benton County Jail and Booking Intake
The Benton County Jail opened in April 1999 and cost $16.8 million, paid for by a half-cent county jail tax. The facility sits at 1300 SW 14th Street in Bentonville. It is 100,355 square feet with 669 beds. The administrative area is another 16,938 square feet. Every Benton County recent booking runs through this intake. For jail detention details, visit sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/jail-detention.
The Benton County inmate roster lets you search by booking number, last name, first name, booking date, or release date. The system shows current inmates and 48-hour releases. Each Benton County booking record includes charge severity (misdemeanor or felony), bond type (cash, surety, or PR), housing unit, and next court appearance. Mugshots appear when available. Commissary runs through Tiger Commissary and deposits happen at tigerdeposit.com, lobby kiosks, by mail money order, or by phone.
Mail for Benton County inmates goes to: Inmate Name, c/o Benton County Jail, 1300 SW 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. All incoming mail is screened for contraband. Books must be paperback and sent directly from approved vendors. Polaroid photos are banned. Visits happen by appointment with valid government ID. Video visitation is also an option for Benton County inmates.
Note: Bond can be posted at the Benton County jail 24 hours a day. Call (479) 271-1008 to confirm a specific bond before you drive over.
Benton County Jail Dashboard
The Benton County Jail Dashboard gives a real-time look at population, intake, and release counts. It is hosted by the sheriff at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/jail-dashboard.
The dashboard shows the current Benton County jail population, a gender breakdown, a per-housing-unit split, daily booking intake numbers, and daily release numbers. Charge categories break down by offense type. Bond status tracks how many Benton County inmates have posted bond. The dashboard updates on a live feed, so the numbers move with each new Benton County booking or release.
Most Wanted listings sit on the same sheriff site. Each entry shows name, aliases, warrant type, warrant number, issue date, alleged charge, last known address, physical description, and photo when available. You can submit an anonymous tip right from the page. The Benton County warrant search lets you look up active warrants by last name, first name, or warrant number.
Benton County Circuit Clerk Court Records
The Benton County Circuit Clerk keeps the court file for every Benton County booking that leads to a filed charge. The office is at 102 NE A Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 for court work and 215 E. Central Avenue, Room 202 for the Recorder's Office. Main phone is (479) 271-1013. Court Docket is (479) 271-1015, Criminal Records is (479) 271-1016, Civil is (479) 271-1015, and Child Support is (479) 271-5711. The clerk home page is bentoncountyar.gov/circuit-clerk.
The online land records search sits at search.bentoncircuitclerk.com. Land records run from 1945 to today, with images from 1945 on. Updates land every 30 minutes. Basic access is free with name search and document view. Professional access is $80 per month. Bulk data is $150 per month. Circuit and Domestic Relations filing is $185. District Court criminal appeals run $170. Deed and mortgage recording is $15 for the first page and $5 per added page.
E-recording has been on since 2008. About 90% of records come in electronically. Approved vendors include CSC, Simplifile, and ePN. Passport services happen by appointment at (479) 271-1017. The Archives line is (479) 271-1710. Bookkeeping is (479) 271-5710.
CourtConnect and Benton County Bookings
Every Benton County recent booking that gets charged shows up on Search ARCourts, also called CourtConnect. Visit caseinfo.arcourts.gov. Records run from January 1, 2014 to today for Civil, Criminal, Probate, and Domestic Relations. For help, email acap.help@arcourts.gov or call (501) 410-1900.
Search Benton County booking cases by last or first name, business name, case number, citation number for traffic, date range, or judgment info. Each Benton County booking case shows parties, the judge, filings, charges, bond, and hearings. Some Benton County entries link to actual filed documents. Juvenile and sealed cases are hidden. CourtConnect backs up Benton County arrest records once they hit the docket.
Arkansas FOIA at § 25-19-101 makes these Benton County records public. Access is free, with no residency check. The system is offline for a short maintenance window each weekday. Benton County prosecutors file charges in the 19th Judicial Circuit, which is split into 19th-West and 19th-East subdivisions.
- Name search by last, first, or business
- Case number direct lookup
- Citation number for traffic cases
- Filing date range
- Benton County case type filter
Bentonville Police Department Records
Bentonville Police Department is the main city agency inside Benton County. The Records Unit is at 908 SE 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. Phone is (479) 271-5900. Chief Ray Shastid runs the department. His email is Ray.Shastid@bentonville.arkansas.gov. Records hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The FOIA portal sits at bentonvillear.justfoia.com.
Bentonville PD handles city-level arrests and records. Many Benton County bookings that start in Bentonville run through PD booking paperwork first, then move to the Benton County jail. Accident reports are $10 for the basic report. Supplemental pages are $1.50 each. Accident reports can also be ordered online through LexisNexis at policereports.com. Fingerprinting runs Tuesdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for $10.
FOIA requests through the Bentonville portal let you submit new public records requests, track status, get records by email, and talk to City staff. Arkansas FOIA law gives the city 3 business days to respond to a Bentonville records request under § 25-19-105.
State Tools for Benton County Bookings
The Arkansas State Police runs a statewide criminal history check at cbc.ark.org. It covers Benton County arrests, convictions, and statewide booking hits. The fee is $22 per online request. ARCH at arch.ark.org is the paid state criminal history search and pulls the same underlying data.
The Arkansas Division of Correction inmate search at apps.ark.org/inmate_info covers adults sent from the Benton County jail to state prison. Each record shows charges, sentence, and unit. The sex offender registry is at ark.org/offender-search. VINELink at vinelink.com sends alerts for any change to Benton County inmate custody.
For federal Benton County cases, use PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov. The Arkansas Attorney General backs up FOIA enforcement for Benton County booking records. AG opinions are at ag.arkansas.gov/opinions.
Nearby County Booking Rosters
If the person was not booked into the Benton County jail, try a neighbor. These sheriff offices handle jail booking for the towns next to Benton County.
Bentonville, Rogers, Bella Vista, and Siloam Springs arrests all book into the same Benton County jail. For each city, check the city page for the local booking contacts and police records.