This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office for those services.
Official O’Brien County Contacts
O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office
240 1st Street NE, PO Box 260
Primghar, IA 51245-0260
General and non-emergency: 712-757-3415 or 712-957-3415
Jail: 712-957-5245
Fax: 712-757-5445
Email: sheriff@obriencounty.iowa.gov
The sheriff accepts report requests by telephone, mail, or in person. The following routes match each kind of question:
- For a booking record or mugshot, follow the county records-request steps and ask which agency is custodian.
- For a very recent arrest or current jail status, check the sheriff PDF and call the jail when timing matters.
- For release or transfer notifications, search IowaVINE and verify unclear O’Brien County results with the jail.
- For a later case outcome or warrant-related docket event, use Iowa Courts Online or call the Clerk of Court at 712-957-3255.
- For state prison or supervision, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search and its open-records route.
- For federal custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator; for immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.