Buncombe County Recent Arrests is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those services.
Official Records and Custody Contacts
The Buncombe County Detention Facility handles county custody questions at 20 Davidson Drive, Asheville, NC 28801, phone (828) 250-4550. The Buncombe County Sheriff's records line is (828) 250-4456, and the official contact page or NextRequest portal provides current submission directions. Sheriff administration is at 60 Court Plaza, fourth floor, Asheville, NC 28801, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., phone (828) 250-4503.
Choose the office based on the information needed:
- For a booking record or photograph, follow the request steps on the county arrest hub and contact the sheriff records unit.
- For current jail status, call the detention line or use the official Buncombe detainee catalog.
- For a new arrest event, check the same-day or multi-day page, then contact the arresting police agency when known.
- For a release alert, use NC SAVAN/VINELink when that custody category is supported.
- For the final charge outcome, contact the Buncombe Clerk of Superior Court criminal division.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.