Grady County Arrest Records

Grady County arrest records are official documents of individuals' arrests in the county. They are generated by law enforcement agencies and provide information about arrests, including details of the alleged crime, personal information of the arrested person, the arresting agency, the booking number, and the location of the arrest. Law enforcement officers in the county are authorized to make arrests with or without warrants if they have probable cause that a person has committed or is committing a crime.

The Grady County Sheriff’s Office and other police departments operating in the county are tasked with making arrests. Arrestees are detained in the Grady County Detention Center pending their appearance in court. Grady County arrest records may also be found in other records, such as inmate records and Grady County court records.

Are Arrest Records Public in Grady County?

In Grady County, members of the public can access arrest records. The majority of arrest records are accessible to the public upon request from official record custodians under the Oklahoma Open Records Act. However, certain arrest records are closed to the public because of privacy issues or their effect on active investigation. Arrest records closed to the public in Grady County include the following:

• Records that have been sealed or expunged
• Information that could endanger the security of those involved in an investigation
• Information that can undermine an ongoing investigation
• Juvenile arrest records
• Personally identifiable information, such as social security numbers and driver’s license number

What Do Public Arrest Records Contain?

The following details are commonly included in Grady County arrest records:

• Personal details of the arrestee, such as full name, residential address, date of birth, height, eye color, race, weight, and gender
• Arrest charges
• Booking date
• Arresting agency
• Date of arrest
• Booking number
• Location of arrest
• Arrestee’s mugshot and fingerprints
• Arrest warrants (if applicable)

Grady County Arrest Statistics

The Grady County Sheriff’s Office arrested 170 persons in 2023, according to the arrest data they submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Of the total persons arrested in the year, 41 were arrested for simple assault, 10 for driving under the influence, 50 for drug-related offenses, 8 for burglary, and 35 for other offenses. Total arrests in 2023 were 43% higher than in 2022, when the number of arrests was 119.

Find Grady County Arrest Records

Inmate records can be used to obtain some of the county’s arrest information, such as the arrestee's name, mugshot, booking number, sex, and arrest charges. The Grady County Sheriff’s Office maintains an Inmate Search portal where members of the public may search for arrest information about the county’s inmates. The portal lists the total number of active inmates in the county’s detention center. It provides such details as name, charge, height, weight, race, arresting agency, booking date, sex, and mugshot.

Similarly, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ Offender Lookup allows anyone to search for inmates in the State’s prisons. They can search for Grady County arrest records on the platform by name, date of birth, or OK DOC number. Alternatively, they can use the Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Locator to search for inmates in federal prisons.

Free Arrest Record Search in Grady County

Record seekers in Grady County can use the following official websites to find arrest records at no cost:

• Grady County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Search platform
• Oklahoma Department of Corrections Offender Lookup portal
• Federal Bureau of Prisons’ inmate locator

Third-party resources also provide free access to Grady County arrest records. Usually, these tools enable users to conduct precise searches across several jurisdictions for arrest information using names, dates, and case numbers. However, as the information gleaned from these sources may be incomplete, it should be independently confirmed.

Grady County Arrest Records Vs. Criminal Records

Arrest records only make up a part of a person's criminal record in Grady County. An arrest record is created when someone is arrested; it does not show whether or not the person was prosecuted or found guilty of the crime. On the other hand, criminal records are created upon a person’s interaction with the justice system.

Generally, a Grady County arrest record contains details about a person’s arrest, including the arrestee’s personal information, date of arrest, alleged crime, circumstances surrounding the arrest, location of arrest, and the arresting agency. In contrast, criminal records contain arrest records with other details such as court proceedings, probations, convictions, paroles, and other contacts a person has with the criminal justice system.

How Long Do Arrests Stay on Your Record?

Unless expunged or sealed, arrest records in Grady County are permanent. However, Oklahoma law allows certain arrest records to be expunged from the record custodians’ database.

Expunge Grady County Arrest Records

According to the Oklahoma Statutes Title 22 Section 18, subjects of arrest records in Grady County are eligible for arrest record expungement if they meet the following criteria:

• The arrestee was acquitted
• The conviction was reversed by an appellate court
• The arrestee has been pardoned by the Governor
• The arrestee was not charged
• DNA evidence was used to prove that an arrestee was wrongly convicted
• Dismissed misdemeanor charges after completing delayed or deferred judgment provided no other charges are pending and a year has elapsed
• Misdemeanor convictions with a penalty of less than $500 without imprisonment and no other convictions or pending charges
• Misdemeanor convictions with a penalty exceeding $500 or imprisonment with no other pending charges or convictions and at least 5 years have elapsed since completing the sentence
• Certain felony convictions and the arrestee has not been charged or convicted of any other crimes, and at least 5 years have passed since completing the sentence

Eligible persons in Grady County can do the following to expunge their arrest records:

• File a petition with the Grady County District Court, and the clerk of the court will set a hearing date
• Serve a copy of the petition to the Grady County District Attorney, the arresting agency, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI)
• The court will hear the petition and consider if the petitioner is eligible for expungement
• If the judge grants the petition, an order of expungement will be issued to the petitioner
• The petitioner must send a certified copy to each of the entities served the petition for action

Grady County Arrest Warrants

An arrest warrant is a legal document that grants a law enforcement agent in Grady County the right to apprehend and hold an individual who is accused of committing a crime. When a law enforcement officer suspects someone of committing a crime, they are required to submit an affidavit to a county judge outlining their reasoning. If the justification is adequate to establish probable cause, the judge will consider the application and grant the warrant.

The following details are included in an arrest warrant for Grady County:

• The arrestee's name or, in the event that their name is unknown, their description
• The date on which the warrant was issued
• Warrant number
• The court that issued the warrant
• Name and signature of the judge
• A description of the alleged offense

Do Grady County Arrest Warrants Expire?

An arrest warrant in Grady County does not expire. It remains in effect until the subject of the warrant is captured, passes away, or the court recalls and revokes the warrant.