Lewis County, TN Warrant Search, Arrests, Inmates, Jails and Sheriff

An arrest warrant is a document issued by an authorized judicial officer, such as a judge or magistrate authorizing police to arrest someone accused of a crime. The police have to present the judge or magistrate with sufficient evidence showing probable cause, which means the evidence has to show that the suspect is involved in criminal behavior or is likely to commit a crime. Under the fourth amendment, arrest warrants are meant to protect citizens from unlawful arrests and serve as a notice to the person being arrested. However, the police can arrest without an arrest warrant if they witness a crime in progress or if they have evidence beyond any reasonable doubt that a person is committing a crime. In Lewis County, arrest warrants are issued by the magistrate or the county clerk after the police show probable cause. Once an arrest is granted, the information is saved on the court docket database and is available to the public under the freedom of information act.

How to Conduct a Lewis County Arrest Warrant Search?

Since arrest warrants are considered public information, you can conduct a Lewis County arrest warrant search to find out if there are any outstanding warrants for your arrest. If you have a reason to believe that the police are looking for you, hiding or making traveling plans is not the best course of action because this could land you on the Tennessee most wanted list, which contains names of persons who have evaded arrest warrants. You can also search to find out if the police have made any arrests regarding a particular criminal case.

There are several ways to determine if an arrest warrant is in place:

Lewis County Sheriff’s Office

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Lewis County. If there are any impending arrest warrants, the investigation division in the sheriff’s office is the most likely to have the information. One can visit the Lewis County sheriff’s office at 437 Swan Avenue, Hohenwald, TN 38462, or contact the office via email or phone at 931-796-5096 about any arrest warrant in Lewis County.

Alternatively, you can visit the sheriff’s office website and search for arrest warrants by name. The Lewis County warrant lookup shows all available warrants under the given name.

Hohenwald Police Department

Hohenwald Police Department is a law enforcement body in charge of the incorporated area of Lewis County. The department has a record of arrest warrants issued in Hohenwald city. To access the records on arrest warrants issued to the department, contact the Hohenwald police department at +1931-796-3223 or visit their offices at 106 N Court St, Hohenwald, TN 38462.

Lewis County Clerk’s Office

As stated earlier, active arrest warrants are saved on the court docket database. The Lewis County clerk is the custodian of all court documents; hence contacting the county clerk may help you find any outstanding arrest warrants. It is important to be aware that you will almost certainly have to pay a charge to obtain these records, especially if the individual has a history of arrests. Visit the clerk’s office at 29 W Main St, Hohenwald, TN 38462, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, or contact them at +1 931-796-2200.

Lewis County Arrests

An arrest record is a centrally maintained list of details about each arrest and brief detention of a person by law enforcement. This information includes the person’s name, why they were detained or arrested, and any charges that may have been filed. Lewis County sheriff’s office recorded 3,180 arrests from 2013 to 2021. 82% of the arrests were for low-level, non-violent crimes, 4% for drug possession, and 4% for violent crimes. 2021 recorded 176 arrests, a great decline from the 2013 number of 467. The county had four homicides, two of which remained unsolved.

Details Found On an Arrest Warrant

It is important to know the details found on the arrest warrant because they are used as part of the evidence during a trial. A valid arrest warrant contains the following:

• A signature from a judge, magistrate, or clerk
• The name of the defendant or a description that can identify the defendant
• The name of the county in which the arrest warrant was issued
• The offense the defendant is charged with
• An order for the defendant to be arrested and brought before the magistrate in Lewis County

An arrest warrant also allows police to perform a search incident to your arrest. However, it has limitations as police can only search your body and the plain area in which you are arrested. The arrest warrant does not allow the police to search your house, car, or other locations that are not in plain view.

Bench Warrants

A bench warrant is another type of arrest warrant issued when a defendant misses their scheduled appearance in civil or criminal court. The sheriff’s office is responsible for enforcing the bench warrant, and one is arrested until the next court date or until one can post bail. If you are the subject of a bench warrant, you can go to the hearing to try to have the warrant recalled or quashed. 

Some of the violations that may lead to the issuing of a bench warrant include the following;

• When a defendant misses a scheduled court date
• When a defendant does not pay traffic fines
• When a defendant fails to appear in traffic court
• When a defendant fails to appear during probation hearings

Lewis County Sheriffs Department

Address

437 Swan Avenue, Hohenwald, Tennessee, 38462

Phone

931-796-5096

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