Supervised by Capt Clayton Edwards

The White County Detention Center is the county jail which houses all detainees for the county, other municipalities and other counties. The purpose of the jail is to hold those detainees who are brought to jail for various crimes until their court dates, they bond out, are sentenced, or are sent to other facilities. We can hold approximately 380 people in our facility. There are four dorms where we house females and we have eleven pods where we house males. We also have a medical area, staffed by a nurse, which has four cells and can house up to eight people. The detainees are brought into our facility through intake, where they are processed, which consists of being booked in our system, fingerprinted, DNA taken if necessary and allowed to contact bondsman, family, clergy and attorneys. If they fail to bond in a certain time frame, they are moved to the housing areas. They will remain in those areas until their court dates, are sentenced to other facilities, such as ADC or they bond out.

The day-to-day operations of the detention center are to take care of the detainees. We make sure they have the proper nutrition in three hot meals a day. We make sure they have clean clothes, bedding and everyday hygiene items. We take them to and from court. They are allowed to have church services, visit with their families on video visitation, write to family or others and make phone calls. Our main goal is to keep our community safe and secure from detainees who might commit crimes. At the same time, we house the detainees in a safe, secure and peaceable environment where they are taken care of until the crime they are accused of has been exhausted through the court system.

Supervised by Lieutenant Scott Seiders

Patrol is the primary responder for critical incidents which occur within White County that do not fall within a city police jurisdiction. This division covers the county 24/7 365 days a year and responds to reports of crimes committed, crimes in progress, and vehicle accidents.  Deputies also perform traffic enforcement.  With deputies on the road 24 hours a day, patrol is often the first of the first responders to arrive at medical and fire emergencies and deputies render aid as applicable.  Patrol deputies are also tasked with:

• Serving civil papers
• Arrest warrants
• Prisoner transport
• Traffic accidents
• Enforcement of Arkansas State Law.

When patrol deputies are the first on a scene, they determine if a detective or narcotics officer should respond. Patrol deputies also assist other police agencies within the county when requests are made. Patrol is separated into four shifts with each one having a sergeant and a corporal, with two lieutenants for two of the shifts.

Patrol deputies cover White County which is the second largest county in Arkansas with a size of approximately 1042 square miles with 4000 road miles and a population of 77,000.

Supervised by Lieutenant Jordan Tucker

The White County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division consists of five full-time detectives that investigate and process crimes within the jurisdiction of White County, Arkansas. Duties of the detectives include the following but are not limited to:

• Investigation of property crimes such as theft
• Interviews
• Follow-up investigations
• Surveillance
• Preparation of search warrants
• Preparation of affidavit warrants
• Submission of case files to Prosecutor

The Criminal Investigation Division also consists of two detectives who are assigned to the Domestic Violence/Crimes against Children Division.  They are responsible for sex offender registration and handling all matters relating to sex offenses and abuse. Other crimes and duties are as follows but not limited to:

• Sex offender registration
• Enforcement of delinquent sex offenders
• Investigation of all crimes against children and women
• Generation of affidavit warrants
• Case file preparation
• Submission of case files to Prosecutor

Supervised by Lieutenant Heather King

Have you ever been to court? If so, you have been in one of the areas that the Judicial Division of the White County Sheriff’s Department is responsible for. The White County Sheriff’s Department Judicial Division provides security and bailiffs for three Circuit Court Judges, and two District Court Judges in four different courtroom locations.

Other duties of the Judicial Division include:

• Transporting prisoners to local courts, to county detention centers, and to Arkansas Department Of Correction facilities around the state of Arkansas
• Providing transportation of inmates to appointments for medical or psychological care or evaluation
• Guarding of prisoners during Emergency Room visits or overnight stays at the hospital
• Providing a walk-in officer to take reports and answer questions from citizens by phone or in person at the department
• Receiving and serving civil process (summons, notices, subpoenas, court orders, writs)
• Enforcing writs of execution (seizing real or personal property).
• Providing assistance and support to other divisions in the department when needed

The Judicial Division is made up of both full-time and part-deputies.