Johnson County Recent Arrests

Recent arrests in Johnson County are handled by the Sheriff's Office in Wrightsville, Georgia. This small county in east-central Georgia has a population of about 9,600 people. Sheriff Greg Rowland and his deputies run all patrol, investigations, and jail operations for the area. Arrests in Johnson County lead to bookings at the county jail in Wrightsville. You can check on arrest records by calling the sheriff's office or using Georgia's state databases. Booking info, charges, and bond details are public for most cases in this county.

Johnson County Sheriff Recent Arrests

Sheriff Greg Rowland heads the Johnson County Sheriff's Office at 2557 East Elm Street, Wrightsville, GA 31096. The phone number is 478-864-3934. The office manages patrol, court services, and the county jail. Deputies are the main law enforcement in Johnson County since there is no separate city police force in most of the smaller communities.

Everyone arrested in Johnson County goes through the jail in Wrightsville. The booking process records the person's name, date of birth, physical description, charges, and a booking number. Bond gets set based on the charge. Most people see a magistrate judge within 48 hours of their arrest for a first appearance. Johnson County falls in the Middle Judicial Circuit. Felony cases move to Superior Court. State Court handles misdemeanors. The Magistrate Court issues warrants and handles bond hearings after an arrest in Johnson County.

Johnson County is one of several counties in the Middle Judicial Circuit. The others include Emanuel, Washington, Candler, and Treutlen. Cases from all of these counties share the same Superior Court judges on a rotating schedule. This means felony cases from Johnson County arrests may not go to court right away. The schedule depends on when the circuit judge comes through.

How to Check Johnson County Recent Arrest Records

Johnson County does not have a public online inmate search tool. For a county this small, that is expected. The best approach is to call the sheriff's office at 478-864-3934. Provide a full name and date of birth if you have it. The staff can tell you if someone is in the jail, what they are charged with, and how much the bond is. You can also go to the office at 2557 East Elm Street in Wrightsville during business hours.

For online searches, state-level tools cover Johnson County data. The Georgia Crime Information Center keeps criminal history files from all 159 counties in the state. A GCIC check gives the most complete results but needs fingerprints and a fee. The Georgia Felon Search is free and pulls up people who served time in state prison. If the person you are looking for was convicted of a felony in Johnson County and sentenced to prison, this tool will show their info.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association keeps a directory of every county sheriff. You can use it to find Sheriff Rowland's office info or look up sheriffs in neighboring counties if you need to check multiple jurisdictions at once.

This statewide directory helps you reach the right office when searching for arrest records in Johnson County or surrounding areas.

Note: Give the jail staff as much detail as you can when calling about a Johnson County arrest to speed up the search.

Georgia Recent Arrest Laws and Johnson County

Under O.C.G.A. § 17-4-27, deputies in Johnson County can make arrests without a warrant when they see a crime take place or have probable cause for a felony. This includes traffic stops, drug arrests, and calls about violence or theft. Warrant arrests start with a magistrate judge who reviews the facts and signs the paper. Deputies then go out to pick up the person named in the warrant.

Georgia's Open Records Act covers arrest records in Johnson County. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lays out which parts of a record can be held back. Basic booking info like name, date, and charges is public. Active investigations, juvenile files, and some witness info are exempt. You can file a written request with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. They have three business days to respond under the law. Most basic arrest data from Johnson County will be provided without issues.

People who want to clear an old arrest from their Johnson County record can try record restriction. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 lets you petition if charges were dropped, dismissed, or you were acquitted. The petition goes through the Middle Judicial Circuit courts. Once granted, the record is hidden from public view but still exists in the system. Booking photos are also governed by O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, which limits how mugshots can be used commercially.

Court Records from Johnson County Arrests

After an arrest in Johnson County moves to the courts, the case file grows. The Clerk of Court keeps all criminal filings. You can search these records online through Georgia E-Access, which covers courts statewide. Search by name or case number to find filing dates, case type, and hearing schedules. re:SearchGA is another tool that pulls court documents from multiple Georgia counties.

For state prison records, the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers everyone serving time in Georgia's state facilities. If an arrest in Johnson County led to a prison sentence, this tool shows the person's current facility, sentence info, and expected release date. It is free and open to the public. Between the court systems and the corrections database, you can follow a Johnson County arrest from the booking through the final outcome.

The GDC search tool shows what happened after a felony arrest in Johnson County led to a state prison sentence.

Cities in Johnson County

Johnson County has a few small towns. Wrightsville is the county seat with a population of about 3,600. Kite and Adrian are the other incorporated towns in the county. All arrests in these areas go through the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and are booked at the jail in Wrightsville.

Nearby Counties

These counties share borders with Johnson County. If you cannot find an arrest record here, the booking may have been processed in a neighboring county instead.