Brooks County Recent Arrest Records

Recent arrests in Brooks County are handled by the sheriff's office in Quitman, near the Georgia-Florida border. Brooks County is home to about 15,400 people and sits in the southern part of the state. Arrest records here are public and open to anyone under Georgia's open records laws. The sheriff's office keeps booking logs, arrest reports, and jail data for all arrests that happen in the county. You can get this information by phone, by written request, or by checking state databases that pull arrest data from Brooks County.

Brooks County Sheriff's Office Recent Arrests

Sheriff Mike Dewey runs the Brooks County Sheriff's Office. The office is at 1004 Holloway Drive in Quitman. It handles all law enforcement for the unincorporated parts of the county and runs the county jail. When someone is arrested in Brooks County, the jail staff creates a booking record. This record includes the person's name, charges, date of birth, and bond amount. The records are public.

Call 229-263-9323 to reach the Brooks County Sheriff's Office. The jail staff can look up current inmates and give you info on recent arrests. Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-27, an arrested person must go before a judge within 48 hours. So booking records in Brooks County get made fast. The Quitman Police Department also makes arrests in town, but all bookings go through the county jail run by the sheriff's office. If you are looking for someone arrested in Brooks County, start with this office.

Search Brooks County Recent Arrest Records

The simplest way to check on a recent arrest in Brooks County is a phone call. Dial the sheriff's office at 229-263-9323. Have the person's full name and, if possible, date of birth. The jail staff can confirm if someone is in custody, what charges they face, and how much the bond is. For a small county like Brooks, the staff typically know who is in the jail without a long wait.

You can also submit an open records request to get arrest data from Brooks County. Georgia's Open Records Act, under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, gives anyone the right to request arrest reports, incident reports, and booking photos from law enforcement. The Brooks County Sheriff's Office must respond within three business days. Copy fees may apply, but the records are not restricted for most cases. You can send your request by mail to the address above or drop it off in person at the office in Quitman.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association keeps a directory of all sheriffs in the state. You can confirm contact details for Brooks County through this list. It is a good first step before making a formal request for arrest records.

Georgia Databases for Brooks County Recent Arrest Info

State-level tools can help when the local office is not enough. Several databases pull arrest data from Brooks County and the rest of Georgia. They cover different parts of the criminal justice system, so using more than one gives you a fuller picture.

The Georgia Crime Information Center holds criminal history records from across the state, including Brooks County. GCIC data covers arrests, charges, and case outcomes. You can request a background check through this system for a fee. The Felon Search database lets you look up felony records across Georgia at no cost. If an arrest in Brooks County led to a felony conviction, it will likely show up here.

The GDC offender search shown above tracks anyone who went from a Brooks County arrest to state prison. You can see their current status, facility, and expected release date. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, the GBI can share criminal history info with the public for certain approved purposes. Private citizens typically get a limited version of the full record, but it still shows basic arrest and conviction data from Brooks County.

Georgia Law on Brooks County Arrests Recent Arrests

Arrest records in Brooks County are public. Georgia law makes this plain in several places. The Open Records Act is the main statute, and it covers everything from arrest reports to booking photos. You do not need to give a reason to ask for these records. Just make the request and pay any copy fees.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, every law enforcement agency in the state must report arrest data up to the Georgia Crime Information Center. The Brooks County Sheriff's Office does this as part of its regular work. That is how a local arrest in Brooks County ends up in the statewide system. It also means arrest records exist in more than one place. Booking photos are public too. The sheriff's office can release them on request. Some people may later get their records restricted if charges were dropped or they were found not guilty, but the original arrest data stays in the system.

Brooks County Court Records After Arrest

After someone is arrested in Brooks County, the case goes to court. The Magistrate Court sets bond and handles first appearances. Superior Court deals with felonies. These courts create records that tie back to the original arrest and often have more detail than the booking log alone.

You can search court records from Brooks County using the Georgia E-Access portal. It lets you look up cases by name and see charges, court dates, and case results. The re:SearchGA system also has court filings from Georgia counties. Both tools are free and open to the public. If you found an arrest record from Brooks County and want to know how the case ended, the court records will have that answer.

A single Brooks County arrest can create records in the jail system, the court docket, and the state criminal history file. Checking all three gives you the most complete information about a case.

Note: Expunged or sealed records from Brooks County will not appear in public court searches.

Cities in Brooks County

Quitman is the county seat and the largest community in Brooks County. All arrests in the county go through the Brooks County Sheriff's Office jail. The Quitman Police Department makes arrests within city limits, but booking happens at the county facility.

Other small towns in Brooks County include Morven, Barwick, and Pavo. Arrest records for all these communities are kept by the Brooks County Sheriff's Office in Quitman.

Nearby Counties

Brooks County shares borders with these counties. Each one has its own sheriff and jail, so booking records are kept separately. Check the arrest location before you call.