This is a private reference service, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, pull an official booking record, or make an agency disclose a photograph. For an authoritative answer, use the government office responsible for the arrest, detention, court case, or later custody.
Where to Ask for a Record
Use the first contact that matches the record sought. Tyrrell County does not have a separately verified online jail roster or booking feed. The county’s documented housing arrangement also means that the arrest agency and receiving facility are in different counties.
Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Kevin Sawyer
405 Main Street
Columbia, NC 27925
Mailing: P.O. Box 449, Columbia, NC 27925
Records routing and main line: 252-796-2251
Listed office hours: 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays
The sheriff’s office is the starting point for a Tyrrell arrest record, booking sheet, release or transfer entry, and a request for any releasable booking photograph. The county lists 252-473-3444 for after-hours deputy contact. Use 911 for an emergency, not for a routine records request.
Dare County Detention Center
Receiving facility for Tyrrell inmates under the county housing arrangement
1044 Driftwood Drive
Manteo, NC 27954
Mailing: P.O. Box 2179, Manteo, NC 27954
Detention phone: 252-475-9220
Contact Dare for a current-custody or intake-routing question when the person may be held there. The official Dare detention page provides facility information and inmate-service links. It does not verify a Tyrrell-only roster or promise that a booking photo is posted online. The Dare Sheriff FAQ lists 252-475-9228 for the magistrate and cash-bond questions.
For a public-record request, identify the person, arresting agency, arrest or booking date, any known booking number, and the fact that Dare may hold the intake file. Ask for existing records separately, such as a booking sheet, charge list as booked, bond record, commitment or release entry, and any releasable photograph. Request a fee estimate before chargeable work and ask for non-exempt portions if a record is withheld. No Tyrrell fee schedule, online request form, or turnaround promise was verified.
The Tyrrell County Judicial Branch page and its contact directory handle the court side of a case. The clerk and courthouse main line is 252-766-6510; Tyrrell magistrates are at 252-766-6550; and the District Attorney’s office is listed at 252-940-4010. Search public case information through the NC eCourts Portal. Court records can show a disposition, but the clerk is not a substitute for the sheriff or detention facility when requesting a booking image.
For state custody, use the NC DAC criminal offender search information and the NC DAC Offender Public Information Search. DAC covers state offenders, probation, and parole, not a newly booked person in Dare County. The Tyrrell Prison Work Farm in Columbia is a state minimum-custody facility, not the county booking jail.
For a federal record, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. For possible immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. BOP and ICE are separate from Tyrrell and Dare custody, and neither locator is a public booking-photo gallery. A missing result does not by itself establish a release, transfer, or hold.
- County arrest, booking, and records routing: Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office.
- Current local detention or intake destination: Dare County Detention Center, when the person is housed there.
- Case filing and disposition: Tyrrell County clerk, magistrates, DA, and NC eCourts.
- Sentenced state custody, probation, or parole: NC DAC.
- Federal or immigration custody: BOP or ICE, only when the custody history supports that search.