Search Preble County Recent Bookings
Preble County recent bookings are processed at the county jail in Eaton, Ohio. The jail has 70 beds and updates its roster every two hours, making it one of the more frequently updated rosters among smaller Ohio counties. Sheriff Michael Simpson runs the office at 1139 Preble Drive. You can look up who is in the jail right now through the daily roster, or contact the sheriff's office for older booking records. All booking data in Preble County is public under ORC 149.43. This page walks through every way to find recent bookings here.
Preble County Jail Overview
Preble County Sheriff Booking Data
The Preble County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division runs the county jail. The office is at 1139 Preble Drive, Eaton, OH 45320. The sheriff's phone is 937-456-6301. The jail phone is 937-456-6323. The fax numbers are 937-456-2524 for the sheriff and 937-494-2180 for the jail. Records requests go to records@preblecountysheriff.org. Major Andrew Blevins serves as Jail Administrator.
The Preble County Jail has a capacity of 70 inmates, split between 60 male beds and 10 female beds. The daily jail roster gets updated every two hours. This is a fast update cycle that gives you a near real-time view of who is in the jail. Each roster entry shows the inmate's name, charges, and booking details. The roster is public, and you can check it without any login or request.
Both sheriff's deputies and local police send arrestees to the Preble County Jail for booking. The Eaton Police Department is the main city agency in the area.
The Preble County corrections division page on the county website provides details about jail operations and booking procedures.
Visit prebco.org for full details on the Preble County jail and recent booking information.
Preble County Court Case Records
The Preble County Clerk of Courts is at 101 East Main Street, Eaton, OH 45320. The phone is 937-456-8165. The clerk handles records for the Court of Common Pleas. Online court records are available through the county website. After someone gets booked in Preble County, their case goes through the court system. You can search court records to see charges filed, plea dates, and outcomes.
The Eaton Municipal Court is at 1199 Preble Drive, Eaton, OH 45320. The phone is 937-456-4941. This court handles misdemeanor criminal cases and traffic violations. The online record search lets you look up cases by name or case number. Court records tell the full story of what happened after a recent booking, from the initial charge through sentencing or dismissal.
Note: Court records may not appear in the online system until a day or two after the booking as the case gets formally filed.
Preble County Clerk Screenshot
The Eaton Municipal Court record search provides online access to case dockets and filings for misdemeanor and traffic cases in Preble County.
Search Preble County court cases at eatonmunicipalcourt.com for docket information tied to recent arrests.
Public Records in Preble County
Ohio's ORC 149.43 makes booking records public. Anyone can request them from the Preble County Sheriff's Office without giving a reason. Send requests to records@preblecountysheriff.org or call 937-456-6301. You can also visit the office at 1139 Preble Drive in Eaton. Written requests by fax go to 937-456-2524. The office must provide records promptly, and copy fees are based on actual reproduction costs.
For court records, contact the clerk's office at 101 East Main Street. Both the Common Pleas Court and the Eaton Municipal Court maintain public case files. If you have trouble getting records, the Ohio Attorney General's Sunshine Laws program offers free mediation between you and the public office.
Statewide Booking Search Tools
Beyond Preble County's own records, these Ohio statewide tools can help. The ODRC Offender Search covers state prisons. VINELink tracks custody changes at jails and prisons across Ohio with free alerts. Ohio Arrests aggregates booking data from all 88 counties.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation maintains the state criminal history repository. BCI checks cost $22 at WebCheck locations. These statewide resources can fill gaps when local data is not enough, or when you need to search beyond Preble County.
Nearby Counties
Preble County sits in western Ohio along the Indiana border. Nearby counties handle their own bookings separately.