This website is private and is not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, pull an official booking record, or obtain a court file for you. Use the official Chariton County contacts below for those requests.
Where to Ask for Records or Custody Help
For current Chariton County Jail custody questions, start with the sheriff's office. For court filings, hearings, and prosecutor-filed charges, use the courthouse, circuit clerk, court, or prosecutor contacts.
Chariton County Sheriff's Office / Chariton County JailSheriff Erick Billups
307 S Cherry St
Keytesville, MO 65261
Phone: 660-288-3277
Fax: 660-288-3612 Chariton County Courthouse
306 S Cherry St
Keytesville, MO 65261
Main phone: 660-288-3200
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed noon-1 p.m. Chariton County Circuit Clerk and Circuit Court
Circuit Clerk-Recorder Eric Stallo
306 S Cherry St
Keytesville, MO 65261
Court and Circuit Clerk phone: 660-288-3602 Chariton County Prosecuting Attorney
Prosecuting Attorney Cliff Thornburg
306 S Cherry St
Keytesville, MO 65261
Phone: 660-288-3275
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use the steps on jail inmate records and call the sheriff at 660-288-3277.
- For booking-photo availability, see jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff what can be released under Missouri law.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Case.net, or the Circuit Clerk.
- For a specific facility, use the Chariton County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Missouri prisoner or someone on state supervision, use the Missouri Department of Corrections offender locator.
- For federal custody or immigration detention, use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.