This is a private reference site, not the McDonald County Sheriff's Office, the jail, a court, or any other government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the appropriate public office below for those actions.
Where to Look for an Inmate or Record
For current county-jail custody, start with the McDonald County Detention Center operated by Sheriff Robert Evenson's office.
McDonald County Sheriff's Office / McDonald County Detention Center300 East 7th Street
Pineville, MO 64856
Mail: PO Box 68, Pineville, MO 64856
Phone: 417-223-4319
Fax: 417-223-2331
Jail email: jail@mcdonaldcountysheriff.com
Court and charging questions may involve more than the jail. Circuit Clerk Tanya Lewis is at 602 Main St, upper floor, Pineville, MO 64856, and the office phone is 417-223-7512. Public hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Prosecuting Attorney Maleia Cheney's office uses PO Box 566, Pineville, MO 64856, phone 417-223-4142, with public hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and then call 417-223-4319 if the roster does not answer the custody question.
- For booking photos and image availability, review jail roster mugshots before making a Sunshine Law request.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and confirm case details with the Circuit Clerk when needed.
- For a specific local facility, use the McDonald County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Missouri prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the Missouri Department of Corrections offender search rather than the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator because those systems are separate from McDonald County jail custody.