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Questions about Preston County custody, a booking, an incident report, or a court case belong with the office that owns that record. This private site cannot access a live jail system, confirm a release, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Preston County has county, municipal, regional-jail, state-prison, and court channels, and each can hold a different part of the record. Use the contacts and official searches below to choose the appropriate custodian.

Preston County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot verify custody or release, arrange a bond, change a record, or pull official booking material. Direct those requests to the responsible public office.

Preston County Record Contacts

The Preston County Sheriff’s Office, led by Sheriff Scott Spiker, is the appropriate starting point for a sheriff-held incident report, local law-enforcement question, or a request for a county record. The office publishes a Report Request Form; ask the custodian which record can be released and what information is needed to process the request.

Preston County Sheriff’s Office
103 W Main St
Kingwood, WV 26537
Phone: 304-329-1611
Fax: 304-329-2794

No separate public records-unit telephone number, email address, office hours, fixed copy fee, or guaranteed turnaround was identified in the available Preston County materials. Confirm the current contact method, fee, and timing directly with the custodian before sending a request. West Virginia’s public-record baseline is set out in W.Va. Code §29B-1-3, subject to the exemptions in §29B-1-4.

Start with the agency tied to the event and the record stage. A regional-jail search answers a current-custody question differently from a court case search. A municipal police report is separate from a sheriff record, even if the person was later committed to the regional jail.

  • For a Preston County Sheriff record or report request, use the Sheriff’s Office and its published request form.
  • For a person currently held in the regional system, use the WVDCR regional-jail search or its daily view. Preston County is served by Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility.
  • For a person sentenced to state prison, use the West Virginia offender search, rather than the current regional-jail view.
  • For an arrest made by a municipal department, such as Kingwood, Terra Alta, or Reedsville police, ask that department for its own report or records procedure.
  • For a charge, docket, hearing, dismissal, or disposition, use the West Virginia Magistrate Court record search or the applicable court clerk.

A booking or arrest is an accusation, not proof of guilt. When the question concerns the outcome of a case, verify it through the court rather than relying on a roster entry or a secondary account.

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