This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official contacts below for those actions.
Official Offices for Records and Custody
Grant County arrest and sheriff records start with the Grant County Sheriff's Office. Grant County holds may be housed at Traverse County Jail, which is operated by the Traverse County Sheriff's Office, so current jail custody questions may require both offices.
| Office | Contact Details | Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Sheriff's Office | 10 2nd St. NE, Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Phone: 218-685-8280 Fax: 218-685-5319 Hours: 24/7 |
Local arrest, warrant, incident, transport, and sheriff records questions. |
| Grant County Sheriff Data Contact | Jennifer Vipond, Sheriff Phone: 218-685-8265 Email: jenn.vipond@grantcountymn.gov |
Grant County data-practices requests for sheriff records. Requests may be made by mail, fax, or email using the county policy and form. |
| Traverse County Jail | 203 7th Street North, P.O. Box 826, Wheaton, MN 56296 Phone: 320-422-7800 Fax: 320-563-8700 |
Current jail custody, roster, visitation, mail, and facility questions for people housed at the serving jail. |
| Grant County District Court | 10 Second Street NE, Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Phone: 218-685-7675 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Court Administrator: Rachel Schmidt |
Criminal court files, hearings, case numbers, certified copies, and charges after arrest. |
| Grant County Attorney | 18 E. Division St., P.O. Box 1014, Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Phone: 218-685-5353 County Attorney: Justin Anderson |
Prosecution-related public records and questions about filed criminal matters when the office is the proper source. |
Public inspection of Grant County public data is free. For 100 or fewer black-and-white letter or legal copies, the county lists 25 cents per one-sided page and 50 cents per two-sided page; other copy types may be charged at actual cost.
- For a person who may be in local jail custody, start with jail inmate records and then call Grant County Sheriff or Traverse County Jail if the roster PDF does not answer the question.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and verify whether Grant County or Traverse County maintains the image.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Grant County District Court.
- For a specific facility, use the facility link in the footer for Traverse County Jail.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Minnesota Department of Corrections public locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals District of Minnesota contacts, or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.