Search Coweta County Busted Mugshots and Arrest Records

Coweta County is a growing metro Atlanta county south of Fulton, and its Sheriff's Office in Newnan maintains a public inmate search showing current jail inmates, their charges, court dates, bond amounts, and custody status. If you're looking for Coweta County busted mugshots or arrest records for anyone recently booked at the Coweta County Detention Center, the sheriff's website is the direct starting point, and access is free with no account needed.

Coweta County Sheriff Inmate Search and Booking Records

The Coweta County Sheriff's Office maintains the main inmate search for people held at the Coweta County Detention Center in Newnan. The search is available through the Coweta County Sheriff's page at coweta.ga.us. Results show each inmate's arrest date, scheduled court date, current charge, custody status, and bond amount. This is the primary way to find Coweta County arrest records online without submitting a formal request.

Sheriff Lenn Wood leads the office, which is located at 560 Greison Trail in Newnan, GA 30263. The main phone is (770) 253-1502. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. For questions about the jail specifically, reach the Inmate Services line at (770) 253-1664. The jail division is overseen by Major Warren Campbell, who can be reached at the main number, extension 8244.

Coweta County had a violent crime rate of 187 per 100,000 people in 2018, which is relatively low for a county of its size in the Atlanta metro. The mix of pre-trial and short-term sentenced inmates held at the detention center reflects the county's overall moderate-to-active law enforcement activity.

Coweta County Detention Center Operations

The Coweta County Detention Center in Newnan is the only public lockup run by the sheriff's office. The facility holds both pre-trial inmates waiting on court dates and people serving shorter sentences following conviction. As with all Georgia county jails, the majority of people at any given time are pre-trial detainees who have not been convicted of the charges they face.

The jail's inmate services include commissary, video visitation, outgoing phone calls, and mail. In-person visits are not offered. All visits are handled via video, and inmates get one free visit per week lasting 15 minutes. Additional video visits can be arranged through jailatm.com. For outgoing calls, inmates can make calls between 8 AM and 10:30 PM. No incoming calls are accepted. The call service provider is Paytel, reachable at (800) 729-8355 for account and billing questions.

Money can be sent to an inmate at the Coweta County Detention Center in a few ways. Mail a money order (no personal checks, no cash) to the facility with the inmate's full name and ID number. In person, you can pay with cash, credit, or debit at the sheriff's office bonding area. Online deposits are handled through jailatm.com. Transaction fees apply: money orders and cash carry a $2.50 fee, credit and debit have a 10% fee. The maximum accepted at any time is $100, and funds need to arrive by 11 PM on Sunday to count for that week's commissary.

Note: The Coweta County Detention Center does not offer face-to-face visits from the public. All visitation is conducted via video system. Contact the jail directly at (770) 253-1664 for scheduling help.

Open Records and Warrants in Coweta County

Georgia's Open Records Act, found at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, applies to all Coweta County law enforcement records. Arrest reports, booking logs, and related documents are public records. Agencies must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff time is free. Copies are free up to 20 pages, with additional pages costing up to $0.10 each.

To request open records from the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, email ccsoopenrecords@coweta.ga.us or send written requests to Records Custodian, 560 Greison Trail, Newnan, GA 30263. For warrant information, contact Captain Harry Steele at (770) 253-1502, extension 8232. Coweta County warrants, like all Georgia arrest warrants, remain active until the named person is arrested or a judge formally quashes the warrant. They do not expire on their own.

Statewide Georgia Records Tools for Coweta County Searches

The local inmate search covers the Coweta County Detention Center. For broader searches, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation oversees the statewide GCIC criminal history database. Open records requests to the GBI go through the GBI open records portal. For anyone who served time in a Georgia state prison rather than a county jail, search the Georgia Department of Corrections Offender Query, which is free and displays photos automatically.

The Georgia Felon Search through GCIC costs $15 and returns results instantly for people with felony convictions in the state. Sex offender information for Coweta County is searchable through the GBI Sex Offender Registry by name, city, zip, or street address.

Georgia Mugshot Laws and Removal Options

A Coweta County arrest can result in a booking photo that ends up on commercial mugshot sites. Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 gives you the right to request free removal from these sites within 30 days if the arrest is eligible for record restriction. Your certified mail removal request must include your full name, date of birth, the date of the arrest, and the arresting agency. The Coweta County Sheriff is the arresting agency for arrests made by sheriff's deputies. No fee can be charged for a valid removal request.

Separately, Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 prohibits law enforcement agencies from posting booking photos on their own public websites. This rule has been in place since 2014 and applies directly to offices like the Coweta County Sheriff. For complaints about mugshot sites that ignore removal requests, reach the Georgia Consumer Protection Division at consumer.georgia.gov.

The GBI manages several statewide tools that cover Coweta County. The screenshot below shows the GBI agency homepage, which connects to the GCIC criminal history system and the state's sex offender registry.

The GBI at gbi.georgia.gov is the hub for statewide Georgia criminal records, including data that supplements local Coweta County sheriff records.

Cities in Coweta County

Newnan is the largest city in Coweta County and the only one that meets the population threshold for a dedicated page on this site.

Nearby Counties

Coweta County borders several counties in the southwest Atlanta metro and west Georgia regions, each with their own public arrest record tools.