Wheeler County Busted Mugshots and Arrest Records

Wheeler County is a small rural county in central Georgia with its seat in Alamo, and the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office maintains all local arrest records, bookings, and busted mugshots for the county. If you want to search Wheeler County arrest records, check on someone held in the county jail, or find booking data tied to an Alamo-area case, the sheriff's office is the right starting point, and the statewide Georgia tools described on this page offer broader criminal history search options linked to Wheeler County.

Wheeler County Sheriff Arrest Records and Jail Bookings

The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office in Alamo handles law enforcement and detention for the entire county. Wheeler County has a population of about 7,900. The jail processes a relatively small number of bookings compared to larger Georgia counties. Even so, the sheriff maintains complete arrest logs and booking records as required by state law. All of these records are public and can be inspected at the sheriff's office during normal business hours.

Wheeler County busted mugshots are taken at the time of booking. Under Georgia law, the sheriff cannot post these photos to any public website. There is no online mugshot gallery for Wheeler County. To get a booking photo or arrest record, submit a written open records request to the sheriff's office in Alamo. Include the person's name and the approximate date of arrest. The office must respond within three business days under state law. The first 15 minutes of staff time and first 20 pages of copies are free. Additional copies cost $0.10 per page.

Wheeler County is part of the Middle Judicial Circuit for superior court purposes. The circuit court clerk handles felony case records including indictments, pleas, and sentencing for Wheeler County. Court records are a separate system from the sheriff's booking files. If you want to know what charges were filed or what the outcome was in a specific case, contact the circuit court clerk. Some Wheeler County court case data may also appear in the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Authority statewide case search portal.

The screenshot below shows the GDC find-an-offender page, a free tool for looking up Wheeler County residents who were sentenced to state prison after a Georgia conviction.

The GDC offender search is free and shows photos and custody details for anyone from Wheeler County currently or previously held in a state prison facility.

Georgia Law on Wheeler County Booking Photos and Mugshot Sites

Georgia law defines how Wheeler County busted mugshots and arrest records are accessed by the public. The governing statute for booking photos is O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, enacted in 2014. This law prohibits law enforcement agencies from posting booking photos online. Wheeler County Sheriff cannot publish mugshots to any public website. Booking photos are still taken and they are still public records, but access requires a direct records request rather than a website visit.

O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 addresses private mugshot websites that collect and publish arrest photos independently of law enforcement. Under this 2013 law, these companies must remove photos at no cost within 30 days of a certified mail request when the arrest qualifies for record restriction. The Georgia Consumer Protection Division explains the removal process and identifies which types of businesses must comply. If a Wheeler County booking photo appears on one of these sites, this law provides the mechanism to get it taken down.

The Georgia Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 is the foundation for public access to Wheeler County government records. Any person can submit a records request to the sheriff's office. The agency must respond within three business days. The first 15 minutes of staff search time and first 20 pages of documents are free. These rules apply to arrest logs, booking records, and any other public records held by Wheeler County agencies.

Statewide Resources for Wheeler County Criminal Records

The Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC), run by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, maintains criminal history data for all Georgia counties including Wheeler. A GCIC check through the GBI gives you a statewide view of someone's arrest and conviction history. This is more comprehensive than a local county search alone. Arrests from Wheeler County that were reported to the state system will appear in these results.

The Georgia Felon Search costs $15 and gives instant results for felony conviction records statewide. The free Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers state prison inmates from Wheeler County, with photos included automatically. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry includes Wheeler County registrants and is free to search by name or address. The GBI's open records portal processes formal requests for state-level records tied to Wheeler County cases.

The screenshot below shows the GBI GCIC division information page, which explains how Wheeler County arrest records feed into the statewide criminal history system.

GCIC collects and stores arrest data from Wheeler County and all other Georgia counties, making statewide criminal history checks possible through the GBI.

Cities in Wheeler County

Wheeler County includes Alamo and a few very small communities. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. For all Wheeler County busted mugshots and arrest record inquiries, contact the sheriff's office in Alamo or use the Georgia statewide tools listed on this page.

Nearby Counties

Wheeler County borders six other central Georgia counties. Each has its own arrest records, jail, and inmate booking data available through the local sheriff.