Williams County Recent Arrests Lookup

Williams County recent arrests are processed through the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, a regional jail facility in Stryker that serves multiple counties. Sheriff Steven Towns leads the Sheriff's Office from the East Annex building in Bryan. The CCNO keeps an online inmate roster that gets updated weekly, listing all current inmates with their names, booking numbers, charges, and overseeing court. You can search the CCNO roster to find people arrested in Williams County, or call the Sheriff's Office for help finding someone. The county borders both Indiana and Michigan, covering 423 square miles of rural northwest Ohio.

Williams County Sheriff's Office

The Williams County Sheriff's Office is at 1425 E. High Street-East Annex, Bryan, OH 43506. Sheriff Steven Towns leads the department. The phone is 419-636-3151 and fax is 419-636-2935. The office handles law enforcement, court security, warrant processing, concealed carry permits, DARE programs, and sex offender notifications.

Williams County houses its inmates at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO) at 03151 County Road 2425, Stryker, OH 43557. The CCNO phone is 419-428-3800. Dennis Sullivan serves as Executive Director. The facility can hold up to 624 inmates total, with 55 beds specifically set aside for Williams County inmates. The CCNO also serves Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Lucas Counties.

Using a shared regional facility helps Williams County provide proper jail services without the cost of running its own full-size operation. The CCNO handles everything from booking to programs and release.

Search Williams County Recent Arrests Online

The CCNO inmate roster is available online and updated weekly. The roster lists all inmates alphabetically and shows each person's name, booking number, booking date, charges, and overseeing court. You can search through the full list to find someone arrested in Williams County.

Since county-specific images are not available, state-level search tools can supplement your Williams County arrest research.

VINELink provides free custody status checks and notifications for inmates held at any Ohio facility, including the CCNO.

The CCNO website includes an important disclaimer: anyone who uses information from the inmate database to commit a crime against another person is subject to criminal prosecution. The data is for informational purposes and should not be relied upon for legal action.

For phone checks, call the CCNO at 419-428-3800 or the Williams County Sheriff at 419-636-3151. The VINELink system at 1-800-770-0192 provides free alerts when an inmate's status changes. You can get those alerts by phone call, text message, or email.

CCNO Jail Services for Williams County Inmates

Visitation at the CCNO is available on Saturdays and Sundays. Lobby hours are 12 PM to 2:30 PM and 5 PM to 7:30 PM. Home (remote) visitation hours are 7:30 AM to 10 AM, 12 PM to 2:30 PM, and 5 PM to 9:30 PM. Inmates can have one remote visit per day and one onsite visit per week. All visits use a video recording system provided by GTL.

Mail goes to: Inmate Name, CCNO, 03151 County Road 2425, Stryker, OH 43557. All mail must include a complete return address. Pictures can only be sent electronically through GTL's GettingOut website. No cash, money orders, envelopes with tape, stickers, glued items, white-out, or unknown substances are allowed in mail. Commissary funds can be added online through ConnectNetwork (GTL).

Public records requests for Williams County arrest records can go to the Williams County Records Center at 107 W Butler Street, Bryan, OH 43506. The phone is 419-636-8253 and email is wcrc@wmsco.org. Under ORC Section 149.43, arrest records are public. You do not have to explain why you want them. Records from active investigations may be withheld under ORC 149.43(A)(1)(h).

Note: The 2021 violent crime rate for Williams County was 18 incidents, making it one of the safer counties in Ohio.

Court and State Records for Williams County

The Williams County Clerk of Courts maintains records for criminal and civil cases. After someone is arrested in Williams County, their case moves through the local court system. The Clerk keeps files on every case and provides public access to case information.

State databases expand your search beyond Williams County. The ODRC Offender Search shows inmates serving state prison time. The BCI WebCheck pulls Ohio criminal history for $22. The eSORN registry lists sex offenders by location. If a records request gets denied, the Ohio Court of Claims handles complaints under ORC 2743.75. Juvenile records are protected under ORC 2151.357.

Williams County cities include Bryan, Montpelier, Edon, West Unity, Edgerton, Stryker, Pioneer, Alvordton, Holiday City, and Blakeslee. None of these communities has a population over the threshold for a separate city page, but all arrest records flow through the county system.

The CCNO regional jail model helps Williams County and its partner counties pool their resources. By sharing a 624-bed facility with dedicated allocations for each county, the per-inmate cost stays lower than if each county ran its own jail. Williams County has 55 beds at CCNO, which is plenty for a county of about 37,000 people with a violent crime rate of just 18 incidents in 2021. The facility has a full staff led by Executive Director Dennis Sullivan and provides programs and services that smaller standalone jails might not be able to offer on their own.

Williams County Records and Contact

Public records requests can go to the Williams County Records Center at 107 W Butler Street, Bryan, OH 43506. The phone is 419-636-8253 and email is wcrc@wmsco.org. The Sheriff's Office is at 1425 E. High Street-East Annex, Bryan, OH 43506. Sheriff Steven Towns leads the office. Call 419-636-3151 or fax 419-636-2935.

Nearby Counties

Williams County is in the far northwest corner of Ohio, bordering Indiana and Michigan. These neighboring counties also use the CCNO or have their own jail systems.