Apache County Jail Inmate Search

The jail sits at 370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, a block from the sheriff's front office, and staff answer around the clock at 928-337-4321. Families driving from Chinle or Sanders face a long trip, so a call first saves a wasted drive.

The sheriff posts current bookings on Apache County Inmate Search, which lists people by last name, then first. Then call 928-337-4321 to confirm the match and get the booking number.

Usually it will not, because a tribal member arrested by Navajo Nation Police (Window Rock District, Window Rock Boulevard, Building 2887, Window Rock, AZ 86515, 928-871-6111) on reservation land goes to a Navajo jail rather than to St. Johns. The Chinle adult facility of the Navajo Nation Department of Corrections is at Building B, a quarter mile south of the Route 7 and Route 27 junction, Chinle, AZ 86503, 928-674-2289, and the Window Rock district facility is half a mile east of the Route 12 and Route 54 junction, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504, 928-384-0891. Navajo cases are heard by the Chinle Judicial District court on Navajo Route 27, Chinle, AZ 86503, 928-674-2070. A non-Native person stopped on tribal land may be turned over to deputies or federal agents, so check the county roster as well.

Booking in St. Johns can take several hours, because deputies may drive a long way to deliver a prisoner and the shift staff is small. Call 928-337-4321 with the full legal name and birth date. Someone given a citation and released at the scene goes home instead of to the jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936) at all; Arizona officers may do that on many misdemeanors, though not on domestic violence arrests.

The first appearance is often held by video from the jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-4321), and Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 4.1 requires it within 24 hours of arrest. Felony matters end up at the Superior Court, 70 West 3rd South, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-7550. Lesser charges go to one of four justice courts: St. Johns Justice Court, 70 West 3rd South, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-7558; Round Valley Justice Court, 130 South Mountain Avenue, Springerville, AZ 85938, 928-333-4613; Chinle Justice Court, US Highway 191, Milepost 447, Chinle, AZ 86503, 928-674-5922; and Puerco Justice Court, Apache County Road 7080, Sanders, AZ 86512, 928-688-2729. For the full path from charge to sentence, read our Apache County court guide.

Desk staff at 928-337-4321 can say what bond was set and whether the jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936) or the court takes the money. Arizona judges begin from release on a written promise to return and add a cash amount or conditions only when needed; the most serious felonies can mean a no-bail hearing. A licensed bail agent can post the bond for a fee. Payment methods, bond types and how to reduce a high amount are covered on our Apache County bail page.

The sheriff's office (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936) in St. Johns handles requests for booking photos, so ask at 928-337-4321 what form it needs and whether the photo can be released. ICE releases its photos only through its online records request, and federal booking photos are rarely given out except when the Marshals ask the public for help finding someone.

The St. Johns jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-4321) reports custody changes to VINELink. Search by name, pick the right record, and register a phone number or email to hear about release or transfer.

Apache County Juvenile Court and probation work from 50 West Cleveland, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-245-6885, and that office decides where a detained youth is placed. The county has no youth lockup of its own; detained teens are commonly sent to the Pinal County Youth Justice Center, 1410 East Diversion Dam Road, Florence, AZ 85132, 520-866-4000. Youth records stay off the adult roster.

Video visits at the St. Johns jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936) need an approved account; see visiting rules and remote visits. Calls and messages go through a prepaid service described on our phone page. Money for the store goes through the deposit page and commissary page. Letters need the full name and booking number with no cash enclosed; follow our mail guide. A daily lockdown from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. is posted, so call the jail at 928-337-4321 before planning a visit.

Federal cases from Apache County, including major crimes on the Navajo Nation, go to the U.S. District Court in Flagstaff, 123 North San Francisco Street, Suite 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, where the clerk answers at 928-774-2566. The U.S. Marshals Service, 123 North San Francisco Street, Suite 101, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, 928-213-0135, holds federal prisoners before sentencing, often in local jails, so the St. Johns roster may show a federal hold. After sentencing, people move into federal prison; follow them with the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator (320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 202-307-3198).

Fingerprints taken at the St. Johns jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-4321) are shared with federal databases, and ICE may then send a detainer on Form I-247A. The form asks the jail to keep the person for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, under 8 CFR 287.7(d); posting bail settles the county charge but does not lift the request. If ICE does not pick the person up within that window, the jail lets them go. The ICE Phoenix Field Office, 2035 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 602-257-5900, oversees removal cases from St. Johns; detainees it takes frequently end up at Eloy Detention Center, 1705 East Hanna Road, Eloy, AZ 85131, 520-464-3000, or the Florence Service Processing Center, 3250 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ 85132, 520-868-5862. Search the ICE detainee locator with the A-number and country of birth.

After a prison sentence in Apache County Superior Court (70 West 3rd South, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-7550), the person waits in the St. Johns jail (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-4321) until the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (701 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 602-542-5497) has a bed, which can take weeks. Track the move with the ADCRR inmate data search, and see our Arizona prison guide for each unit.

Deputies with the county sheriff (370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936) check names at 928-337-4321. Statewide names show up in the Arizona Department of Public Safety warrant search. Missed appearances appear in the Arizona Judicial Branch public access case lookup; the issuing court confirms a live warrant. To clear one, surrender with a lawyer at the Apache County Jail and arrange bond or a fresh date. The Superior Court clerk (928-337-7550) and Justice Court (928-337-7558) both sit at 70 West 3rd South, St. Johns, AZ 85936.

Each agency below can confirm an arrest and where the person went:

• Apache County Sheriff's Office, 370 South Washington Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-4321
• St. Johns Police Department, 1190 West Cleveland Street, St. Johns, AZ 85936, 928-337-2440
• Round Valley Police Department (Springerville and Eagar), 418 East Main Street, Springerville, AZ 85938, 928-333-4240
• Navajo Nation Police, Window Rock District, Window Rock Boulevard, Building 2887, Window Rock, AZ 86515, 928-871-6111
• Navajo Nation Police, Chinle District, Navajo Route 27 and Route 7 Junction, Public Safety Building C, Chinle, AZ 86503, 928-674-2111

Arrests in Concho, Vernon, Alpine, Greer and Sanders are handled by the sheriff's deputies.