This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the government office or locator that controls the record you need.
Where to Look for an Inmate or Record
Grant County does not have a separate sheriff-run jail roster in the sources reviewed. Local arrests are generally routed through Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, while charges and bond orders are handled through Grant County courts.
Grant County Sheriff
Sheriff Steven Wratchford
5 Highland Avenue
Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone: 304-257-1818
Fax: 304-257-2665
Email: gcsher@sheriff.state.wv.us
Records-counter hours were not published in the researched county source.
Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
355 Dolan Drive
Augusta, WV 26704
Main jail phone: (304) 496-1275
Non-contact visitation scheduling: (304) 496-7057
Fax: (304) 496-7591
Visit scheduling calls are listed for 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. one day before the Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday visit date.
- For current regional-jail custody after a Grant County arrest, start with jail inmate records, the WV Regional Jail offender search, and the Potomac Highlands facility page.
- For booking-photo limits and request paths, use jail roster mugshots and confirm any public-record request with the sheriff or WV DCR.
- For charges, bond orders, hearings, warrants, and dispositions after booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For sentenced state prison, parole, or active supervision, use the WV DCR prison and supervision search.
- For release or custody notifications, use West Virginia VINELink.
- For federal prison or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For federal pretrial custody questions, Grant County is in the Northern District of West Virginia. Use the U.S. Marshals Northern District of West Virginia page for district contact context.
Grant County Court and Prosecutor Contacts
Use the court offices for case records, bond orders, warrants, and certified copies. Online court searches may help find a case number, but the WV Judiciary notes that magistrate court documents are not available online.
Grant County Magistrate Court
Magistrates Kevin R. Pansch and Emory William "Bill" Feaster, Jr.
Magistrate Clerk Cheryl L. Bergdoll
4 North Main Street
Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone: 304-257-4637
Fax: 304-257-9501
Search path: MCRSearch
Grant County Circuit Clerk
Circuit Clerk Melanie R. Redman
Grant County Courthouse
5 Highland Avenue
Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone: 304-257-4545
Fax: 304-257-2593
Search path: WVPASS circuit court search
Grant County Prosecuting Attorney
Prosecutor John G. Ours
5 Highland Avenue
Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone: 304-257-2323
Fax: 304-257-2593
Email: grantcopa@gmail.com
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
1409 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Jail search: WV Regional Jail offender search
Daily bookings: WV Daily Incarcerations