Arrest History in Graves County
The Graves County Sheriff's Office, Mayfield Police Department, Wingo Police Department, and Kentucky State Police Post 1 can each create an arrest or incident report. If a person is lodged, Graves County Jail creates the booking and custody record. The Circuit Court Clerk later keeps any District or Circuit criminal file. The Kentucky State Police, Administrative Office of the Courts, and Department of Corrections maintain distinct statewide information. No one custodian holds every part of Graves County arrest history.
An arrest record shows that an agency took action based on alleged facts and probable cause. It does not prove a filed charge or guilt. A booking charge can change after prosecutor review, grand-jury action, or court proceedings. No official source in the research states how far back every local arrest file remains available. Older records depend on the creating agency's retention and the event's later court or expungement status, so ask for a defined incident and date range.
Who Holds Graves Arrest Records
Start with the agency that made the arrest. Graves sheriff reports go to its records office at 1102 Paris Road, Suite 6, Mayfield, 270-247-4501. Mayfield Police records begin at 211 E. Broadway, 270-247-1621. Wingo Police uses P.O. Box 117, Wingo, and 270-376-2286. KSP Post 1 is at 8366 State Route 45 North, Hickory, 270-856-3721. The county's official department directory helps distinguish these routes.
The Graves County Jail, 103 E. South Street, Mayfield, 270-247-4373, owns the booking and custody data even when city police or state troopers made the arrest. A citation or jail confirmation should identify the agency. A Mayfield address alone does not prove that Mayfield Police handled the event. County deputies and KSP also work within Graves County.
How to Look Up Graves County Arrests
Graves County has no verified official public jail roster or daily booking database. Use a fallback chain that starts with the record needed. For an arrest within hours, current custody is the first question. For an older event, identify the agency and then match its report to any court case. Keep the full name used at the time, date of birth when accepted, incident date and location, report or booking number, and likely arresting agency together.
- Call Graves County Jail for immediate custody or bond information it may lawfully confirm, or use Kentucky VINE for custody status and notifications.
- Identify the arresting agency from the citation, jail confirmation, or report number. Ask that agency for its arrest or incident report.
- Call the Graves Circuit Court Clerk at 270-247-1733 for any District filing and later Circuit case. A recent arrest may not have a final docket yet.
- Use AOC FastCheck or One-Time Request for statewide Kentucky court activity. Use KOOL only for DOC custody or supervision, not as a same-day booking list.
- Submit a precise written open-records request to the creating agency when phone and custody channels do not supply the needed record.
Note: A blank roster, VINE, KOOL, or court result does not establish that no Graves County arrest occurred.
Request Graves Sheriff Arrest Reports
The sheriff's named records custodian is Chief Deputy Jeremy K. Prince. Requests may be delivered, mailed, emailed to jprince@gravescountyky.gov, or faxed to 270-247-7674. A person need not use the office's form. A typed letter or email can state the requester's name, contact information, and a precise record description. Include the incident date and place, involved agency, report number if known, and desired format. Asking for one arrest report is clearer than asking for every record “about” a person.
GCSO Records Custodian
1102 Paris Road, Suite 6
Mayfield, KY 42066
270-247-4501
Weekdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
Under the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS Chapter 61, the sheriff's policy says the office will advise if records are available and give a written explanation within five business days when they are not ready for inspection.
Posted sheriff charges are ten cents per written page, seven dollars for a nonwritten record on an office USB, and actual cost for other nonwritten copies. The office will not use a requester's flash drive. Privacy, juvenile, victim, medical, confidential-source, and harmful active-investigation details may be redacted or withheld under a cited exemption.
What an Arrest Record Shows
An agency report may show the report number, arrest date and place, officer and agency, subject identifiers, probable-cause narrative, alleged offenses, warrant basis, evidence or property, and transport destination. Jail intake adds a separate set of fields. Those booking fields document custody at intake. They may not reflect what a prosecutor later files or what a judge ultimately decides.
| Booking Number | Jail identifier for the intake event; it differs from a police report or court case number. |
|---|---|
| Booking Date & Time | When the jail received the person, which can differ from the incident and court filing dates. |
| Arresting Agency | Identifies which office holds the arrest narrative and related agency records. |
| Charges | Lists intake allegations or holds, not necessarily the final filed or amended charges. |
| Bond | May show type or amount, but the jail or clerk must confirm current terms and other holds. |
| Mugshot Policy | A photograph may be created at booking; release depends on the custodian, exemptions, and circumstances. |
| Release Status | Shows custody outcome or transfer when available; later probation or parole is a separate DOC status. |
A booking profile also can include fingerprints, property, and safety or classification data. Health and classification details are not necessarily public. For the court outcome, follow the linked case rather than treating an intake field as final.
Graves Bookings Become Court Records
After intake, a prompt judicial review addresses the charge and release status. A misdemeanor or felony preliminary matter begins in Graves District Court. A felony later indicted by a grand jury proceeds as a Circuit Court CR case. The prosecutor can amend or decline charges, and the court can dismiss, acquit, convict, divert, or sentence. Kentucky's KRS Chapter 532 contains sentencing and felony imprisonment rules.
The statute gives legal context, but the entered judgment controls the individual case. Misdemeanor fine provisions are collected separately in KRS Chapter 534.
Neither chapter proves that a listed arrest produced a conviction or a given sentence. Use the Graves County criminal court case record to see the filed charge, amendments, disposition, and judgment.
Recent Arrests and Booking Logs
No official public Graves County jail roster, daily booking log, or comprehensive arrest blotter was located. The sheriff may post selected incident news, but that is not a full log. Do not rely on unofficial roster or mugshot aggregators. For a recent event, call the jail at 270-247-4373 and use VINE as a custody and notification channel. A weekend arrest may not yet appear as a finalized public court docket.
VINE receives data from participating custodians and does not replace an emergency call. The Kentucky Online Offender Lookup becomes useful after DOC custody or state supervision applies. KOOL warns that data newer than 120 days may not be finalized. Someone can be released from the county jail yet appear in KOOL because probation, parole, diversion, or other supervision remains active.
Note: Current custody, past booking, filed charge, and DOC supervision are four different statuses that can produce different valid results.
Expunged Graves County Arrest Records
An eligible expungement can change what official searches return. Most cases dismissed with prejudice or ending in acquittal on or after July 15, 2020 are automatically expunged after 30 days, excluding traffic cases. The order is distributed to the arresting agency, local jail, Kentucky State Police, prosecutor, and other listed recipients. A defendant may need to notify the court within 60 days if another agency should receive the order.
Kentucky's governing relief provisions appear in KRS Chapter 431.
The AOC legal-form catalog provides the official forms used for expungement and related court requests.
If reviewing one's own record and an eligible arrest still appears, compare the expungement order with the Graves clerk, arresting agency, jail, and AOC report. Do not assume that a stale copy held elsewhere reflects the current official status.
Graves Custody and Supervision Results
Custody sources can look inconsistent while each remains accurate. The jail phone is best for a very recent local intake. VINE adds notice when a participating custodian updates custody. KOOL is for a person in Kentucky DOC custody, serving a state sentence in a county jail, or under state supervision. The Graves clerk answers whether a criminal case exists and what the court ordered. AOC FastCheck summarizes qualifying statewide court activity.
If Graves County Jail confirms release while KOOL shows active supervision, the person may be on probation, parole, or diversion in the community. If the jail has no current booking but the clerk has an active case, the person may have bonded out, been cited without lodging, moved to another facility, or never entered current county custody. Confirm the date attached to each status before treating the results as a conflict.
Bond data also changes fast. Ask the jail or clerk for the current bond type and amount, the issuing court and case, accepted payment, and any other hold. The temporary courthouse page says cash is required for bond, but it does not say every bond is payable or that another hold cannot block release.
Arrests vs Convictions
A Graves County arrest entry and a conviction record come from different acts. Police document an arrest, the jail documents custody, and the court decides the filed charge. AOC's public criminal-record report is based on Kentucky court data, not just police allegations. That report can show original and amended charges, dispositions, and dates, but it is still marked “Not an Official Court Record.” The signed judgment remains with the Graves Circuit Court Clerk.
| Arrest Record | Conviction Record |
|---|---|
| Created by the arresting agency and, after lodging, Graves County Jail. | Created by Graves District or Circuit Court through its entered judgment. |
| Shows that an arrest or booking occurred on stated allegations. | Shows a court finding of guilt after a plea or trial. |
| Lives with police, sheriff, jail, and reported criminal-history systems. | Lives with the Circuit Court Clerk and qualifying AOC court-data reports. |
| May lead to release, no filed charge, amendment, dismissal, or acquittal. | May lead to sentence, appeal, supervision, or eligible expungement. |
Note: A Graves County arrest is not proof of guilt; obtain the final court order before stating how the matter ended.