Grundy County Arrest Records
Grundy County booking releases are kept by the Sheriff's Office in Altamont, Tennessee. This small county on the Cumberland Plateau has a population of about 13,300 and covers 361 square miles. Sheriff Clint Shrum oversees all law enforcement and jail operations. Every arrest in the county goes through the Grundy County Jail at 62 Spring Street in Altamont. You can look up booking releases by calling the jail, visiting in person, or using online jail roster tools that track Grundy County inmates.
Grundy County Quick Facts
Grundy County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Clint Shrum runs the Grundy County Sheriff's Office from 62 Spring Street in Altamont. The department has four divisions: Administration, Patrol, Criminal Investigations, and Corrections. It is the primary law enforcement agency for the county. Deputies cover all of the rural and unincorporated areas. When a city police department in Grundy County makes an arrest, the person still gets booked at the county jail.
The Grundy County Jail has a capacity of 114 inmates. For a county of this size, that is a decent-sized facility. Staff log every booking with the inmate's name, charges, bond amount, and intake date. This information becomes a public record under Tennessee law. You can call the jail at 931-692-3466 to check on an inmate's status or ask about recent bookings.
The Grundy County jail information page has data on current inmates and booking details.
Above is the Grundy County jail page showing inmate data and facility details for the county.
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Grundy County Sheriff's Office 62 Spring Street, Altamont, TN 37301 Phone: 931-692-3466 |
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| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Jail staffed 24/7) |
How to Find Grundy County Booking Releases
Start with online tools. Jail roster websites track inmates across Tennessee, including Grundy County. A basic name search can show you if someone is currently held at the jail. Free searches give you the name, charges, and booking date. Some sites offer more detail for a fee, but for most people the free version is enough.
If the records you need are not online, submit a written request. The Tennessee Public Records Act under T.C.A. § 10-7-503 gives every person the right to ask for government records, including booking releases. You can send your request to the Grundy County public records coordinator. That role is handled by County Mayor Michael Brady at 68 Cumberland Street, P.O. Box 177, Altamont, TN 37301. The phone number is 931-692-3718 and email is grundymayor@yahoo.com. Requests must be in writing, and the county has 7 business days to respond.
State-level resources can also help. The Tennessee court system website tracks cases from Grundy County courts. The felony offender information lookup has records of convicted felons across the state.
Public Records Law in Grundy County
Booking releases are public records in Tennessee. That is the law. You do not have to explain why you want them. The Grundy County Sheriff's Office must provide them on request, with limited exceptions.
Records that have been expunged are the biggest exception. Under T.C.A. § 40-32-101, a person can ask a court to remove a booking release from public view if the charges were dismissed or they were acquitted. Once the court approves, that record no longer shows up in searches. Juvenile booking records are sealed under T.C.A. § 37-1-154 and cannot be accessed through any public channel.
Grundy County is in the 12th Judicial District. The 2018 violent crime rate was 84 per 100,000 residents based on UCR data. That is lower than the state average. Most bookings in Grundy County are for misdemeanor charges like drug possession, DUI, theft, and failure to appear on warrants. Felony arrests happen less often but still get fully documented in the booking system.
The Booking Process in Grundy County
When law enforcement makes an arrest in Grundy County, the person is transported to the jail at 62 Spring Street. Staff take a mugshot and fingerprints. They record the person's name, date of birth, address, and physical description. Every charge gets entered with its own bond amount. All of this becomes the booking release record.
Inmates at the Grundy County Jail can receive mail through the U.S. Postal Service. Mail is opened and checked for contraband before being given to the inmate. Send mail to the inmate's name at Grundy County Jail, 62 Spring Street, Altamont, TN 37301. For questions about visitation or commissary, contact the jail directly.
Release can happen by posting bond, completing a sentence, or through a court order. The release date and type get added to the booking record. This data stays on file and can be searched later through the Sheriff's Office.
Grundy County booking releases do not disappear after the case ends. The record remains in the system unless a court grants expungement under T.C.A. § 40-32-101. If you need to check on an old arrest, the Sheriff's Office at 62 Spring Street in Altamont can pull up the file. Just call 931-692-3466 and give them the person's name. They are required to make these records available under state law.
Cities in Grundy County
Grundy County has eight towns and cities: Tracy City, Monteagle, Altamont, Coalmont, Gruetli-Laager, Palmer, Beersheba Springs, and Pelham. All arrests in these communities are booked at the Grundy County Jail in Altamont. None of the cities in Grundy County have their own booking releases pages, but records are available from the Sheriff's Office.
Nearby Counties
Grundy County sits on the Cumberland Plateau and shares borders with several Tennessee counties. If you are looking for an arrest that happened near a county line, you may want to check the neighboring county too.