Pulaski County Arrest Records and Charges
Arrest records may originate with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, Somerset Police Department, Burnside Police Department, Science Hill Police Department, Eubank Police Department, Ferguson Police Department, Kentucky State Police, or another agency that brings a person into custody. The jail record may show custody and booking-related information. The court charge record begins when the allegation is filed in District Court or Circuit Court.
That distinction matters in Pulaski County because the jail, sheriff, police, prosecutors, and court clerk each hold different parts of the record. Booking and current custody point toward the Pulaski County Detention Center. Formal court charges, hearings, pleas, and disposition point toward KYeCourts, the KCOJ docket portal, and the Circuit Court Clerk. The full criminal court file and final outcome are separate from the first arrest entry.
| Record Side | What It Covers | Likely Pulaski Source |
|---|---|---|
| Arrest or booking | Custody event, booking, jail status, and related detention records. | Sheriff, police agency, or Pulaski County Detention Center. |
| Court charges after arrest | Complaint, citation, indictment, information, charge level, and charge status. | District or Circuit Court records through the Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Case outcome | Plea, verdict, dismissal, sentence, costs, restitution, and final disposition. | Criminal court record in KYeCourts or clerk copy channel. |
Find Pulaski Arrest Records and Charges
For charge status, use KYeCourts guest access for public case information and the KCOJ docket portal for Pulaski County hearing dates. For official copies or older files, call or visit the Circuit Court Clerk at 50 Public Square. For custody status or a booking record, use the Pulaski County Detention Center roster if available or contact the jail. For sheriff records or tips, use the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department channels.
- Check whether the need is custody information, a police incident, a court charge, or a final criminal case outcome.
- Use KYeCourts guest access for public charge and case information where available.
- Use the docket portal to check arraignment, probable-cause, plea, or other hearing dates.
- Confirm court charge status with the Circuit Court Clerk when the record will affect a filing or legal decision.
- Use jail or sheriff channels only for custody, detention, tip, or law-enforcement records, not for certified court copies.
A person currently in the jail may appear through custody tools before the court charge record fully updates. The Pulaski County inmate records material is the better path for jail roster and booking status.
Charges After Arrest Documents
Charges after arrest reach court through a charging document. In Pulaski County, felony allegations generally move through Circuit Court after indictment or information, while District Court handles misdemeanor and traffic charges, felony arraignments, probable-cause hearings, bail, and pretrial release. The charging document starts the court side of the case and gives the charge its formal court identity.
| Complaint | Information | Indictment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who files or returns it | Officer or prosecutor, depending on the matter. | Prosecutor. | Grand jury. |
| Common use | Misdemeanor, violation, traffic, or initiating allegation. | Formal prosecution without grand-jury indictment where allowed. | Felony prosecution after grand-jury action. |
| Where it appears | District or Circuit case file. | Criminal case file. | Circuit Court felony case file. |
Pulaski County Charge Filing Offices
Kentucky does not use the District Attorney title. The prosecuting offices are the Commonwealth's Attorney for felony-level prosecutions and the Pulaski County Attorney for county-level and other statutory county attorney functions. The Attorney General directory identifies Hon. David Dalton as Commonwealth's Attorney for the 28th Judicial Circuit, which includes Pulaski County. County Attorney Martin L. Hatfield is listed for the Pulaski County Attorney's Office.
The Pulaski County Attorney's Office is the source for local County Attorney information.
County Attorney information helps explain who may handle lower-level charge filings, but the court record itself remains with Kentucky Court of Justice and the Circuit Court Clerk.
Pulaski County Attorney's Office
103 South Maple Street
Somerset, KY 42501
606-679-4449
P.O. Box 5, Somerset, KY 42502
Pulaski Charge Status Terms
Charge status can change as a criminal case moves through court. One arrest can lead to more than one charge. One charge can be amended or reduced. Another can be dismissed, while a different charge in the same case leads to a plea or verdict. The court record should be read charge by charge, not only by the first allegation listed.
| Status | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Pending | The charge remains active and has not reached final disposition. |
| Amended | The charge text, level, or statute changed by court or prosecutor action. |
| Reduced | The charge moved to a lower level or lesser included offense. |
| Dismissed | The charge was ended by court action and did not become a conviction. |
| Disposed | The court has entered an outcome for the charge or case. |
Charges vs Convictions
A court charge is not a conviction. It is a filed allegation. A conviction requires a guilty plea, guilty verdict, or other conviction disposition in court. Pulaski County arrest records and charges after arrest may therefore show allegations that were changed, dismissed, or resolved without a conviction. For the full case file and sentence, use the Pulaski County criminal court records path.
| Charge | Conviction | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal meaning | Formal allegation filed in court. | Finding or plea of guilt. |
| Timing | Appears near the start of the case. | Appears after plea, trial, or final disposition. |
| Status changes | May be amended, reduced, dropped, or dismissed. | May be sentenced, appealed, vacated, or expunged if eligible. |
Note: Treat each Pulaski County charge separately until the disposition shows the exact outcome.
Pulaski Arrest Records Sources
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department is led by Sheriff Bobby Jones and is listed at 100 N. Main Street, Basement, Somerset, KY 42501 by the county government directory. The sheriff's web tip page lists P.O. Box 752, Somerset, KY 42502, phone 606-678-5145, fax 606-679-3119, and info@pulaskisheriff.com. The sheriff site includes news releases, most wanted, unsolved cases, tax bills, and public safety information.
The jail side is separate. Pulaski County Detention Center is at 300 Hail Knob Road in Somerset. The jail serves agencies across the county, including the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, Somerset Police Department, Burnside Police Department, Science Hill Police Department, Eubank Police Department, Ferguson Police Department, and Kentucky State Police. A city police arrest may still lead to a county jail booking and a Pulaski court charge.
- Use the sheriff for sheriff records, public safety information, most wanted material, or tips.
- Use the jail for current custody, inmate roster, detention records, or release questions.
- Use KYeCourts and the Circuit Court Clerk for formal charges and case status.
- Use the County Attorney or Commonwealth's Attorney context to understand who may prosecute the case.
Statewide Criminal History Checks
The Kentucky AOC criminal record report is a statewide court-system report, not a Pulaski County arrest log. It may include misdemeanor and traffic cases for at least five years and felonies back to 1978, but excludes confidential case types. Kentucky DOC's KOOL system is for sentenced or supervised offenders, not local active arrests. Federal inmate and federal prosecution records use federal systems.
The U.S. Attorney Eastern District district page describes federal district coverage and jury divisions.
Federal charge records belong in federal court systems, while Pulaski County arrest records and state court charges route through local law enforcement, jail, and Kentucky Court of Justice channels.
Sealed and Expunged Charge Records
Dismissed, acquitted, or otherwise eligible charges may have an expungement route under Kentucky law. KRS 431.076 covers expungement for acquittals, dismissals not exchanged for guilty pleas, and charges not resulting in indictment or information. KRS 431.073 covers certain felony conviction expungements.
| Sealed | Expunged | |
|---|---|---|
| Public view | Blocked or limited by law or order. | Removed from ordinary public access after approval. |
| Record type | Can apply to confidential or protected files. | Can apply only if Kentucky law allows it. |
| Where to start | Ask the court that handled the case. | File through the court that handled the case. |
Restricted Pulaski Charge Records
Not all arrest or charge information is public. Juvenile records are restricted. Mental-health cases and some domestic-violence details are not ordinary public criminal report material. Sealed indictments, active investigative records, safety-sensitive jail records, and expunged charges may be withheld. The Pulaski jail policy also states that information may be withheld if release would interfere with safety or security of the facility, administration, or inmates.
When a charge record appears incomplete, the reason may be lawful restriction, ordinary update lag, or the fact that the source is the wrong office. Court charges should be checked through the court. Booking and custody should be checked through jail channels. Police reports should be requested from the arresting agency.