This Is Not a Government Office. Desha County Criminal History is a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, correct a repository entry, or accept record sealing filings. Those requests must go to the government office that maintains the record.
Need an Official Record?
Use these Desha County and Arkansas contacts for the records most people ask about:
- Court case files: start with Court Case Lookup, then contact Desha County Circuit Court, 604 President Avenue, Arkansas City, AR 71630, mailing PO Box 309, phone 870-877-2411, or Circuit Clerk Kristen Christmas, PO Box 309, phone 870-222-0930, fax 870-877-3407.
- District misdemeanors, traffic, and ordinance matters: contact Desha County District Court in Dumas at 149 East Waterman, Dumas, phone 870-382-6972, or the McGehee department at PO Box 11, phone 870-222-3859. McGehee court is held at the Police Department courtroom, 2412 Highway 65 N, with office hours Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30.
- Arrest, booking, sheriff, and warrant questions: contact the Desha County Sheriff, 604 President St., Arkansas City, AR 71630, phone (870) 877-2580, fax (870) 877-3406.
- Dumas police reports: contact Dumas Police Department, 149 E Waterman, phone 870-382-5511, email info@dumaspolice.com. The city listing also gives 870-382-3311.
- McGehee police or city routing: the McGehee city page identifies Chief Terry Donaldson; start through McGehee City Hall at 870-222-3160 when no records form is posted.
- Official Arkansas background checks: use Arkansas State Police background-check products and ACIC criminal-history review routes, not this website.
- Record sealing: file through the court connected to the case, then follow ACIC procedures after the order is entered.
For county-level law-enforcement records, the practical starting point is the Desha County Sheriff at 604 President St. in Arkansas City. For case dispositions or certified court copies, use the circuit or district court that handled the case.