Ohio County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release a person, or retrieve official booking records. Contact the appropriate public office directly for those matters.
Route an Ohio County Record Question
For a sheriff-held police report or a question about a sheriff record, start with the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department. The published $15 charge applies to police reports. The sheriff has not published a verified booking-photo fee or a turnaround time, and a state-jail photograph may instead be held by WVDCR or Northern Regional Jail.
Ohio County Sheriff’s Department
51 Sixteenth Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Law enforcement: 304-234-3680
Non-emergency and dispatch: 304-234-3606
Records and administration: 304-234-3792
Fax: 304-234-3759
Published office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Current adult regional-jail custody is administered by WVDCR through Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville. Use the official WVDCR Offender Information System jail search for a current custody check, and the Daily Incarcerations admissions view for recent institutional admissions. Neither result is a guaranteed historical record or a confirmation that a person has been released.
Court questions belong with the court that maintains the case. Ohio County Magistrate Court is at 26 Fifteenth Street, Wheeling, WV 26003, and its clerk’s listed number is 304-234-3709. Direct felony, Circuit Court, and Family Court file questions to the Ohio County Circuit Clerk as appropriate.
Use the route that matches the question:
- For a current regional-jail status or a possible public profile image, search WVDCR OIS first.
- For a very recent institutional admission, check Daily Incarcerations and then confirm with the arresting agency or the correct custodian.
- For a sheriff police report or a sheriff-held record, call records and administration during published hours.
- For a booking image or admission file maintained at Northern Regional Jail, use WVDCR’s current records or FOIA channel rather than assuming the sheriff holds it.
- For a court outcome, case copy, bond issue, or procedural status, use Magistrate Court or the Circuit Clerk as the case requires.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, begin with the WVDCR offender-search page. Federal and immigration custody use the separate BOP locator and ICE locator.
For broader context on the custody path, records requests, and court follow-up, see the Ohio County booking and roster resource. A booking entry records an accusation, not a conviction.