Cabot 24 Hour Booking Lookup
Cabot 24 hour booking records track the people arrested in Cabot, Arkansas and booked into the Lonoke County Jail. Officers with the Cabot Police Department make the arrest in the city. The sheriff logs the booking at the county jail. This page walks through where to find arrest reports, how to file a FOIA request, and what the Lonoke County roster shows. Use the search tool to look up names, charges, and case data tied to Cabot and the rest of the county.
Cabot 24 Hour Booking Overview
Cabot Police and 24 Hour Booking
The Cabot Police Department is at 100 N 2nd Street, Cabot, AR 72023. The main phone line is (501) 843-6526. For any emergency, dial 911. The records division works Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The department keeps arrest reports, call logs, and officer narratives for the city. A 24 hour booking sheet is held by Lonoke County, not the city.
The Cabot city website at cabotar.gov is the main portal for city contacts. The image below shows the home page.
The site has links to the police page, the city clerk, and the mayor office. You can use any of those points of contact to ask about public records under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105.
Cabot is the largest city in Lonoke County. The Cabot police work closely with the Lonoke County Sheriff. When an officer makes an arrest in Cabot, the person is brought to the county jail for the formal booking. The police keep the city side of the file. The sheriff keeps the jail side.
Cabot Bookings at the Lonoke County Jail
Cabot arrests are booked at the Lonoke County Jail. The Lonoke County Sheriff runs the jail. The sheriff logs each booking with the full name, date of birth, charge, bond, and time of intake. Bookings from the last 24 hours show up first on the roster.
The jail also takes in bookings from other cities in the county like Lonoke, Ward, and Austin. All of them end up at the same jail. If a person was arrested on a state warrant or a hold from another agency, the booking still goes through the Lonoke County Sheriff. The hold type is noted on the sheet.
Bond for a Cabot arrest is set by a judge at Lonoke County District Court or by a bond schedule in the rules of the court. Most people post bond in the first day or two. Those who cannot make bond stay at the jail until the next court date. The four bond types in Arkansas are cash, surety, property, and own recognizance. A judge sets the type based on the charge and the person's record.
Note: Cabot is in Lonoke County. Every Cabot arrest is booked at the Lonoke County Jail, not at any city facility.
Cabot FOIA for Arrest Records
Arkansas FOIA gives every Arkansas citizen the right to ask for public records. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 is the base rule. The Arkansas FOIA Handbook walks through every step of a FOIA request. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-103 sets the key terms. An arrest report, a call log, and a booking sheet all count as public records.
For a Cabot arrest, file two FOIA requests to get the full picture. One to the Cabot Police Records Division for the arrest report and any body camera footage. One to the Lonoke County Sheriff for the booking sheet, mugshot, and jail logs. Each custodian has three business days to respond under Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105.
Copy fees max out at 25 cents per page. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(d) is the rule. Staff time is not a billable cost. Viewing a file in person or checking a public roster online is free. The Attorney General FOIA page has sample letters and a hotline at (501) 682-2007. Use that for help drafting a request.
Cabot Court Records After Booking
Misdemeanor cases out of Cabot go to Cabot District Court. Felony cases go to Lonoke County Circuit Court. Once the charge is filed, the case shows up on Arkansas CourtConnect in many counties. A name search on CourtConnect shows the case style, filing date, charge, judge, and next court date.
CourtConnect does not show the booking sheet or the mugshot. For those, go back to the sheriff. The court file and the jail file are two separate records. A booking that did not lead to a charge may still have a sheet but no case.
If a case is later sealed or dropped, the court file may be pulled. The jail booking sheet may stay in the public record unless a judge orders a seal. For news outlets and family members who track old arrests, this split matters. A clean court record does not always mean a clean jail record.
State Tools for Cabot Bookings
A few state tools help track a Cabot 24 hour booking after the intake. VINELink is the free custody alert service from the state. Sign up with a name and get an email or text when the person moves or is released. VINE works for Lonoke County and most other Arkansas jails.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections inmate search covers state prison inmates. Local 24 hour booking does not appear there. A Cabot arrest that leads to a state prison term will show up on ADC after the transfer.
The Arkansas Crime Information Center runs a name based history check at $22 per name. The Arkansas Division of Community Correction has a free parolee search. The Arkansas Sex Offender Registry lists those who must register by state law.
What a Cabot Booking Sheet Shows
A standard 24 hour booking record from Cabot and Lonoke County shows the full name, date of birth, booking date and time, charges with Arkansas Code cites, bond amount, and a mugshot. Some entries add the court date and a hold note.
Juvenile records are closed under Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-309. Medical data is closed. Social security numbers are redacted. The rest of the sheet stays open. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(b) lists the main limits on what can be withheld.
Mugshots are public in Arkansas. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 and the FOIA Handbook both confirm this. A few jails ask for a written request before a mug is released. Others post the photo on the public roster page.
If any agency blocks a valid FOIA request with no good cause, Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-107 lets you sue in circuit court. The judge can rule fast. If you win, the court can make the agency pay your fees. This tool has been used by both news outlets and regular folks in Arkansas for years.
Nearby Cities and Related Pages
Cabot sits in the southwest corner of Lonoke County, near the Pulaski County line. Nearby cities with their own pages include Jacksonville and Maumelle in Pulaski County. Searcy in White County is a short drive to the north. For a full list of Lonoke County offices and FOIA paths, see the Lonoke County page. Nearby counties include Pulaski County and White County.
For small towns in Lonoke County like Ward, Austin, and Lonoke itself, the same sheriff handles bookings. The FOIA path is the same. File with the city police for the arrest report and with the Lonoke County Sheriff for the booking sheet.