Arrest Records in Henry County
The Henry County Sheriff, Mount Pleasant Police, New London Police, Winfield Police, Iowa State Patrol, and other authorized agencies can make arrests here. When an adult enters Henry County Jail, staff create a separate booking record. Henry County Jail verifies identity and authority, inventories property, conducts medical and security screening, takes the booking photo and fingerprints, enters the arresting agency and charge, and records bond or hold information.
An arrest may therefore leave records in four places. The arresting agency owns the report. The Henry County Jail owns the booking and custody entry. The Iowa District Court clerk owns the filed case. Iowa DCI maintains the statewide fingerprint-supported history it has received. Charge wording can differ because each record captures a different stage.
The official Henry County Sheriff page supplies the office, division, jail, and public-contact route.
The sheriff image identifies the local starting point for county-created reports, booking questions, and 24-hour custody confirmation.
Henry County Arrests Reach County Jail
The 2019 Henry County Jail at 800 S. Grand Avenue in Mount Pleasant is a 96-bed facility that operates at all hours. It receives people arrested by sheriff's deputies and local police agencies. That central booking role does not transfer ownership of each city's incident report to the sheriff. A Mount Pleasant report stays with Mount Pleasant Police. A Winfield report stays with Winfield Police. Henry County Jail staff hold the booking entry in both examples.
The Sheriff's Corrections Division page describes Henry County Jail and links its custody services.
The corrections image anchors the distinction between a recent county booking and a later state-prison placement.
Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility is an Iowa Department of Corrections prison, not Henry County Jail. Use Iowa DOC Offender Search after a prison transfer or for qualifying state supervision. Use 319-385-2712 for Henry County Jail custody. Someone described only as being “in Mount Pleasant” could be in either system, so the responsible agency matters.
Henry County Arrest Lookups
No verified public browser endpoint for Henry County's “Inmate Roster” link was functioning during the research review. Lead with the dependable Henry County fallback chain instead of assuming the roster will load. Keep an approximate date, place, agency, and incident or booking number ready.
- Try the official corrections-page roster link for current custody. If it does not resolve, call Henry County Jail at 319-385-2712 or ask at the lobby.
- Request the booking record from Henry County Jail and the narrative from the arresting agency. For sheriff records, use the online link, civiloffice@henrycountyiowa.us, mail, or the counter.
- Search Iowa Courts Online after the normal new-case lag to identify the charge actually filed and the eventual disposition.
- Order an Iowa DCI check when a statewide fingerprint-backed product is needed. DCI accepts online, mail, fax, email, and in-person requests, but not requests by phone.
- Use VINE for custody-change notices and Iowa DOC Offender Search if the person moves into state custody or supervision.
A narrow written request should name the date or range, location, involved agency, record type, and incident or booking number if known. State the preferred electronic or paper format and ask for a cost estimate before extensive retrieval or redaction.
Request Henry County Arrest Narratives
The Sheriff's record-request page accepts requests by mail and at civiloffice@henrycountyiowa.us. Time beyond 30 minutes can be billed, as can paper, discs, and flash drives. Any invoice is due before release. Payment may be made in person, by mail, or through the linked AllPaid service. The page gives no fixed turnaround.
| Channel | Record | Henry County contact |
|---|---|---|
| Jail phone or lobby | Current custody and booking direction | 800 S. Grand Ave.; 319-385-2712 |
| Sheriff written request | Sheriff report or county booking copy | Record-request page, mail, or civiloffice@henrycountyiowa.us |
| City police | City-created incident narrative | Contact the Mount Pleasant, New London, or Winfield agency |
| District Court clerk | Filed charge, docket, disposition, judgment | 319-385-3150 or 319-385-2632 |
| Iowa DCI | Statewide fingerprint-backed history | $15 per last name through official DCI channels |
The broader county form lists black-and-white copies at $0.25, color at $0.50, USB media at $5, emailed copies or maps at $2, and specified staff time at published hourly rates. It says the first two research hours are free. Sheriff civil/service copies are listed separately at $0.50 per page. Ask which schedule applies to the exact request.
Note: Iowa Code chapter 22 permits reasonable access costs, but protected victim, juvenile, medical, security, and active-investigation content may be redacted.
Arrest Records: What They Contain
An arrest report and booking entry overlap but are not identical. The agency report can include the legal basis, incident narrative, location, officer, alleged offense, and evidence or property information. The jail entry captures intake, custody, bond or hold, and release or transfer. Public copies remove confidential fields where the law requires.
| Incident and booking numbers | Separate identifiers used by the arresting agency and county jail. |
|---|---|
| Date, time, and location | When and where the arrest occurred and when jail intake began. |
| Arresting agency | The sheriff, city police, state patrol, or other agency that made the arrest. |
| Legal authority and charge | Warrant or warrantless authority and the initial alleged offense or statute. |
| Booking data | Intake time, fingerprint transaction, charge received, bond, hold, and custody status. |
| Narrative and property | Public portions of probable cause, transport, property, and evidence documentation. |
| Release or transfer | Release, bond, judicial order, or transfer status recorded by the jail. |
A booking photo may be part of the source record, but no arrest photos or personal booking entries are republished. Ask the custodian what is publicly releasable in the requested record.
Fingerprints Link Henry County Arrest Records
Iowa DCI explains that an arrest will not create a state criminal-history event unless qualifying fingerprints are taken and submitted. That makes the Henry County booking fingerprint transaction important. DCI joins fingerprint-supported arrest cycles to court outcomes and custodial movements reported to the state.
A DCI name check costs $15 for each distinct last name and needs first name, last name, and exact date of birth. Without the subject's signed DCI-77 release, the response excludes completed deferred judgments and unresolved arrests more than 18 months old. Most juvenile information remains confidential. A “no record” result can mean no history exists or that existing material is not legally releasable.
For local fingerprint service, the sheriff advertises around-the-clock availability at Henry County Jail. Call ahead for staff. The published fee is $20 exact cash because staff cannot make change.
Recent Henry County Bookings
The county menu advertises an inmate roster, but the research review did not find a stable public browser endpoint. Do not rely on an unverified field list or assume a name, DOB, or booking-number search is available. Call 319-385-2712 for current custody, use the lobby, or submit a written booking-record request. The jail and dispatch phone operates at all hours even though sheriff administrative hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A current roster, when available, is a custody snapshot. It may show booking time, agency, received charge, bond, and status, but entries can change or leave the current view after release. Its absence proves neither that no arrest happened nor that no older arrest record exists.
Roster fallback: Ask jail staff for current custody first, then request the underlying booking record in writing if the public link is unavailable.
Henry County Arrest Alerts and App
Iowa VINE adds phone and email notifications when custody status changes. The state VINE line is 888-742-8463, and the national interface is VINELink. VINE is useful for change notices; it does not replace the court docket or prove the final case outcome.
The official VINELink interface shows the custody notification channel.
The notification image highlights the difference between an alert service and a static booking check.
The official “Henry County Sheriff Iowa” app is available through Google Play and the Apple App Store. Its verified description promises crime reporting, tip submission, public-safety news, and other interactive features. It is not for emergencies. The store text does not promise an inmate search, warrant lookup, registry tool, or records-request function, so use only the features actually visible in the installed app.
Henry County Arrest Agencies Differ
Mount Pleasant Police keeps city incident records. Its official policy says criminal reports are not publicly released without subpoena, though an Initial Contact Report or call-for-service record may be available for a small unspecified fee. New London Police is at 509 E. Main Street and uses county dispatch around the clock. Winfield Police is at 115 N. Locust Street, phone 319-257-6661; after-hours calls go to the sheriff.
The sheriff is the main law-enforcement agency for unincorporated Henry County and twelve named small communities, including Coppock, Hillsboro, Lowell, Mount Union, Oakland Mills, Olds, Rome, Salem, Swedesburg, Trenton, and Westwood. Identify the creator before requesting the narrative. Booking at the county jail does not make every report a sheriff record.
For the prosecution that follows an arrest, use the Henry County court case lookup. Iowa Courts Online normally takes one business day to show a new case, then updates established case data in real time.
Arrest Records vs Conviction Records
A Henry County arrest is an exercise of legal custody based on an allegation or warrant. A conviction is a court's finding or acceptance of guilt. They arise at different times and are kept by different record holders. Always read the court disposition before drawing a conclusion from a booking.
| Arrest record | Conviction record |
|---|---|
| Created by an arresting agency and, after intake, the jail | Created by the Iowa District Court |
| Shows custody, initial allegation, booking, bond, and release | Shows the filed count, plea or trial result, judgment, and sentence |
| Lives with the report custodian and county jail | Lives with the clerk and may be reported to DCI |
| May lead to no charge, dismissal, or acquittal | Exists only after a guilt adjudication or accepted guilty plea |
Note: A Henry County arrest is not proof of guilt; use the court disposition to learn whether charges were filed and resolved.