Fentress County Booking Records
Fentress County booking releases are managed by the Sheriff's Office in Jamestown, Tennessee. The county sits in the upper Cumberland plateau region, and all arrests made by local law enforcement flow through the Fentress County Jail. You can look up current and past booking releases by contacting the Sheriff's Office or checking online jail roster tools. Jamestown is the county seat and the hub for all jail and court operations. Records include charges, bond amounts, intake dates, and release information for every person booked into custody in Fentress County.
Fentress County Quick Facts
Fentress County Sheriff's Office
The Fentress County Sheriff's Office is the main agency responsible for booking releases in the county. Located in Jamestown, the office runs patrol, criminal investigations, and corrections. Every arrest in Fentress County, whether made by a deputy or a local police officer, results in a booking at the county jail. That booking creates a public record.
Staff at the jail log the person's name, date of birth, charges, and bond. They take a photo and fingerprints. Bond amounts vary by charge. Simple misdemeanors might carry a few hundred dollars in bond while felony charges can go much higher. The Fentress County Jail is a smaller facility, but it handles all local arrests and holds inmates for court. If someone needs to be transferred to a state facility, that happens after sentencing.
You can reach the Fentress County Sheriff's Office by phone for questions about specific booking releases. They can tell you if someone is in custody and what the charges are. For written copies, a formal records request is the way to go.
Below is the Fentress County jail information page showing booking and inmate data.
This page lists inmates held at the Fentress County Jail along with their charges, bond amounts, and booking dates.
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Fentress County Sheriff's Office P.O. Box 218, Jamestown, TN 38556 Phone: 931-879-8142 |
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| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Jail staffed 24/7) |
Finding Fentress County Booking Releases
Online jail roster sites cover Fentress County. You can type in a name and see if there are active bookings. These tools are free for basic searches. Keep in mind that smaller counties do not always keep records online for long periods. Older booking releases may only be on file at the Sheriff's Office in Jamestown.
The Tennessee Public Records Act under T.C.A. § 10-7-503 gives you the right to ask for copies of booking releases. Put your request in writing and send it to the Fentress County Sheriff's Office. Include the person's name, date of birth if you know it, and an approximate date range. The office must respond within a reasonable time. Most requests in a county this size get handled fairly fast.
State-level databases are worth checking too. The Tennessee court system at tncourts.gov tracks case records from courts across the state, including those in the 13th Judicial District that covers Fentress County. For convicted felons, the felony offender lookup at foil.app.tn.gov has records going back years.
Tennessee Law and Booking Records
Booking releases in Fentress County are public records under state law. You do not need to give a reason when you ask for them. The Sheriff's Office has to hand them over unless a legal exception applies.
There are some limits. Expunged records cannot be shared. Under T.C.A. § 40-32-101, a person who had charges dismissed or was found not guilty can petition to have the booking release removed from public view. Once a court grants that, the record is gone. Juvenile records are also sealed under T.C.A. § 37-1-154. You will not find juvenile booking releases through any public search in Fentress County or elsewhere in Tennessee.
Fentress County falls in the 13th Judicial District alongside several other upper Cumberland counties. Court cases move through the circuit and general sessions courts in Jamestown. If a booking release is tied to a felony charge, the circuit court handles the trial. Misdemeanor cases stay in general sessions court most of the time.
What Happens During a Booking in Fentress County
The booking process is straightforward. Law enforcement brings the arrested person to the Fentress County Jail in Jamestown. At the jail, staff take a mugshot and fingerprints. They record the person's full name, date of birth, home address, and physical details. Each charge gets entered along with the bond amount set by the magistrate or judge.
Release happens in a few ways. Some people post bond right away and leave within hours. Others wait for a court date. In Fentress County, common charges include DUI, drug possession, theft, domestic assault, and failure to appear on warrants. The booking record stays on file no matter the outcome of the case. If the charges are later dropped, the person can apply for expungement, but the record stays public until a judge orders it removed.
Anyone can ask for a copy of a Fentress County booking release. You do not need a reason. The law under T.C.A. § 10-7-503 makes these records open to the public. Just contact the Sheriff's Office in Jamestown and give them the name of the person you are looking for.
Cities in Fentress County
Fentress County includes Jamestown, Allardt, and a few small communities across the Cumberland Plateau. All arrests in the county are processed through the Fentress County Jail in Jamestown. None of the cities in Fentress County have separate booking releases pages, but all records are available through the Sheriff's Office.
Nearby Counties
Fentress County borders several counties on the Cumberland Plateau. If you are not sure which county handled an arrest, check the location where it happened. Each county runs its own jail.