Arrest History in Antrim County
Antrim County arrest records begin with the agency that took a person into custody. The Antrim County Sheriff, municipal police, Michigan State Police troopers from the Gaylord Post, and state conservation officers may each create an incident or arrest report. If the person is lodged locally, the Antrim County Correctional Facility creates a separate booking and custody record. Central Dispatch may also hold releasable 911 or computer-aided dispatch material.
One arrest can thus create four distinct records: the police report, the jail booking file, a fingerprint-supported event reported to the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center, and a court case if the prosecutor authorizes charges. Those records can differ while the case is new. Arrest charges may be changed, reduced, or declined, and the judicial outcome comes later. The official sheriff page shown below is the local starting point for sheriff-created reports.
The sheriff page provides the office contact and local service routes, but it does not publish a complete Antrim County arrest database.
Antrim County Booking Facility
The Antrim County Correctional Facility at 207 E. Cayuga Street in Bellaire is the county booking and custody site. The county says it was built in 1955 and later renovated. Michigan Department of Corrections rates it for 56 inmates. Corrections staff work around the clock and also provide court security, move prisoners, and handle transfers to other jurisdictions or state prisons.
The facility uses GUARDIAN RFID devices to manage and track people while they are in custody. That is an internal accountability system. It is not a public real-time locator. Call 231-533-8627 for current custody facts or to ask how to request a releasable booking record. The official correctional facility page documents the jail’s history, capacity, and contacts.
This physical custody channel is crucial because Antrim County has no verified public web roster or daily booking log.
How to Look Up Antrim County Arrests
No single Antrim County arrest lookup covers every stage. Start with the record closest to the event, then move outward. A recent local booking belongs at the jail. The incident report belongs with the arresting agency. Filed charges belong in District or Circuit Court. ICHAT and OTIS cover narrower statewide slices and should not be used as if they were a live county booking tool.
- Call the Antrim County Correctional Facility at 231-533-8627 for current county custody information because the county publishes no verified online roster.
- Request the incident or arrest report from the agency that made the arrest. Use Sheriff Administration for a sheriff arrest, a municipal police office for its arrest, or the MSP Records Request Portal for a state-police matter.
- Search the 86th District Court Antrim location in MiCOURT after arraignment or complaint data is entered, then check 13th Circuit Court if a felony was bound over.
- Use MSP ICHAT for the public Michigan repository slice. It can lag and omits warrants, suppressed matters, and several other record classes.
- Use MDOC OTIS only after state sentencing or supervision, or use the sheriff or county FOIA route for releasable records not given through routine service.
VINELink, the custody-notification service linked by the Antrim prosecutor, can supplement these steps. It is a notification channel, not a complete historical arrest file. The official inmate information page shown next explains the local contact route rather than offering a search form.
The Antrim inmate information page is the county’s official web source for custody guidance.
Its lack of a public name-search roster is why a call to the jail leads the Antrim County recent-arrest workflow.
Antrim Arrest Agency Routes
The jail booking sheet and the arresting officer’s report are not the same file. Ask which agency made the arrest before sending a request. The sheriff may hold the booking record even when a village officer or state trooper wrote the incident report. Antrim Central Dispatch separately holds releasable CAD and 911 records.
| Agency | Contact | Arrest-record route |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim County Sheriff | 209 Portage Dr., Suite A, Bellaire; 231-533-8627 | Sheriff counter, email, mail, or FOIA |
| Antrim Central Dispatch | 207 E. Cayuga St.; 231-533-8627; 911@antrimcountymi.gov | FOIA for releasable CAD or 911 records |
| Michigan State Police Gaylord Post 73 | 563 S. Otsego Ave., Gaylord; 989-732-2778 | MSP records request or post guidance |
| Village police | Confirm the named arresting department | Request its report directly; the jail may hold only booking data |
| MDNR conservation officer | State natural-resource enforcement | Request from the state custodian unless the sheriff also took part |
Do not assume every village has a current police force based on an old directory. Match the agency name on the booking or court record and contact that named custodian.
What an Arrest Record Shows
A typical Antrim County arrest or booking record can carry identity, event, custody, and release fields. Public access varies by the source and the state exemption that applies. Medical or classification details, protected identifiers, victim information, juvenile records, and active-investigation material may be withheld or redacted.
| Subject and identifiers | Name, descriptors, aliases, and other identifiers collected for the event. |
|---|---|
| Arrest details | Date, time, place, arresting agency or officer, and probable-cause narrative where releasable. |
| Alleged offenses | Charges asserted at arrest, plus cited warrant or citation references when recorded. |
| Booking data | Intake date and time, booking identifier, fingerprints, transaction identifier, and property intake. |
| Photograph | A booking image may exist, but Antrim does not publish a public booking-photo page and release is not guaranteed. |
| Bond | The amount or conditions recorded at that point; later court action may change them. |
| Release or transfer | Custody status, release, or movement to another jurisdiction when recorded and public. |
Use the booking data to identify the event, not to declare guilt. The filed court charge and final disposition can differ from the allegation at intake.
Antrim Arrest Records by FOIA
Sheriff Administration is the practical local counter for sheriff-created arrest and incident records. Its lobby lists FOIA requests and accident reports among walk-in services. The office does not use a separately named “Records Division,” publish a fixed report fee, or promise routine turnaround. Request the specific record and ask about current charges.
Sheriff Administration Office
209 Portage Drive, Suite A
P.O. Box 568
Bellaire, MI 49615
231-533-8627
sheriff@antrimcountymi.gov
Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The formal county FOIA route also accepts requests by email at FOIArequest@antrimcountymi.gov, by fax at 231-533-8111, by hand at Room 204 of the Antrim County Building, or by mail to the County Administration Office, P.O. Box 187, Bellaire, MI 49615. Mark the subject or first page “FOIA” or “FOIA Request.” Describe the record with names, dates, and the department likely to hold it.
The sheriff FOIA page shown below supplies the agency-specific request route.
That written route is useful when the jail can confirm custody but cannot give the full releasable booking or incident record by phone.
The official sheriff forms page gathers the forms available through the office.
The forms index should be checked at request time because the county has not established a fixed field list or fee for every arrest-record request.
Recent Arrests and Booking Logs
No official Antrim County daily arrest blotter, web roster, inmate search form, or public booking profile was found on the county pages. Do not replace that gap with an unofficial jail or mugshot site. For a recent arrest, call the jail, ask the arresting agency for its report, and then check MiCOURT after the complaint or arraignment reaches the court.
Social posts from the sheriff may describe selected events, but they are not a full log. The same limit applies to a custody-notification service. Absence from either source proves nothing about a person’s Antrim County arrest history. A person may also leave the local jail through release or transfer before the court or repository record is complete.
Recent custody: Call the Antrim County Correctional Facility at 231-533-8627; no verified public online roster exists.
OTIS is useful only after a person enters qualifying MDOC custody or supervision. It excludes county-jail inmates, jail-only sentences, unsentenced people, and those beyond its limited post-discharge window.
Antrim Jail or State Custody
Use the location of custody to choose the next official source. The Antrim County Correctional Facility handles local detainees and county-jail sentences. MDOC OTIS covers qualifying state prisoners, parolees, probationers, and people discharged from MDOC supervision within the prior three years. OTIS does not show a person merely because the person was arrested or booked in Antrim County.
A transfer can make a local custody check and a state search look inconsistent for a short time. Confirm release or transfer with the jail, then use OTIS when state custody or supervision applies. Clicking an OTIS offender number can show available sentence and photo data, while a location link can identify the facility or reporting office. Neither function replaces the arresting agency report, booking sheet, or court disposition.
Note: County jail custody and MDOC custody are different systems, so a blank OTIS result does not rule out an Antrim booking.
Antrim Arrests Reach MSP
Michigan requires reportable felony and serious-misdemeanor arrest information to move from law enforcement into MSP CJIC. The prosecutor and court then add the charging and outcome data. Antrim’s 86th District Court reports dispositions to the MSP Records Division. A delay or mismatch can leave an arrest cycle without its final court result for a time.
Record flow: Arresting Agency › Jail Booking › MSP Fingerprint Cycle › Prosecutor Charge › Court Disposition › MSP Update
ICHAT is the public repository product for reportable Michigan history. It excludes warrants, suppressed records, federal and tribal matters, traffic and juvenile records, local misdemeanors, and out-of-state history. If an Antrim County arrest result lacks an outcome, compare the case number and court file rather than assuming the case is still pending.
Arrests vs Convictions
An arrest record documents the act of taking a person into custody and, when lodged, the booking process. A conviction record documents a court’s finding after a guilty or no-contest plea or a guilty verdict. They have different creators, dates, fields, and access routes.
| Arrest record | Conviction record |
|---|---|
| Created by the arresting agency and jail | Created by the District or Circuit Court |
| Shows an arrest or booking occurred | Shows the court entered a finding of guilt |
| Lives with the agency, jail, or releasable repository cycle | Lives in the court file and reported state history |
| May be followed by no charge, dismissal, or acquittal | May lead to sentence, appeal, or qualifying set-aside relief |
A filed charge is still an allegation until the court reaches a disposition. For the judicial sequence and signed outcome, use the Antrim County criminal court case records.
Note: An arrest is not proof of guilt, and the booking charge may not be the charge filed or resolved in court.