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Where to Ask About an Inmate or Record
Pocahontas County does not publish an official county jail roster or local mugshot gallery. For recent arrests, start with the West Virginia regional jail tools and Tygart Valley Regional Jail, then use the sheriff, court, prosecutor, WVDCR, or federal locator that matches the record you need.
- Current regional jail custody: Check jail inmate records and the WV Regional Jail Daily Incarcerations or Offender Search tools. Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, 400 Abbey Road, Belington, WV 26250, can be reached at (304) 637-0382.
- Sheriff-held arrest or incident records: Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Troy McCoy, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954. Phone 304-799-4445. Email tamccoy@sheriff.state.wv.us.
- County web contact form: The official sheriff page provides an elected-official contact form. It requires name, subject, message, and reCAPTCHA; email and phone are optional; file upload is optional with a 2MB maximum.
- Booking photos: Use jail roster mugshots for the public lookup path. If a photo or booking record is not visible online, a West Virginia FOIA request should go to the custodian that holds the record.
- Charges after arrest: Use court records after a jail arrest, then contact Circuit Clerk Connie Carr at the Pocahontas County Courthouse, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954, phone 304-799-4604.
- Magistrate cases and lower-court warrants: Call Pocahontas Magistrate Court at 304-799-4200 or 304-799-4245, or Magistrate Clerk Nancy Jordan at 304-799-6603.
- Prosecution questions: Pocahontas County Prosecuting Attorney Laura M. Kershner, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954. Phone 304-799-6424. Email lkershner@court.state.wv.us.
- Facility-specific questions: See Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility for regional jail custody and Denmar Correctional Center and Jail for the WVDCR state facility in Hillsboro.
- Sentenced state prisoners: Use the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison or supervision search. Denmar is a WVDCR facility, not the routine first booking point for a new Pocahontas arrest.
- Federal, immigration, or victim-notification searches: Use the BOP inmate locator for federal custody, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and West Virginia VINELink for custody notification.
For public-record requests, W. Va. Code §29B-1-3 directs requests to the record custodian. W. Va. Code §29B-1-4 allows exemptions and redactions, so juvenile, sealed, expunged, investigatory, security, and privacy-sensitive material may not be released. Site policies are covered in the Privacy Notice, Terms of Use, and Legal Disclaimer.