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Worth County Busted Mugshots is a private reference service, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull an official booking record, or decide which charge is correct. Questions about a person, a photograph, a warrant, a city report, or a court result belong with the office that created or maintains that record. The routes below identify the strongest local starting points.

Important: do not send personal case details to this private reference service expecting an official answer. The Worth County Sheriff's Office, city custodian, court, or corrections agency must confirm the record.

Worth County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Don Whitaker's office operates the Worth County Jail and is the primary custodian for county booking records and the booking-photo request process. The official contact page should be checked for current routing and holiday changes.

Sheriff and jail

Worth County Sheriff's Office
201 North Main Street
Sylvester, GA 31791

Main: (229) 776-8211
Jail Operations: (229) 776-3142

Fax: (229) 776-8228; Jail fax: (229) 776-8231

Records and dispatch

Open records: openrecords@worthcosheriff.com
Directory alternate: records@worthcosheriff.com

Dispatch and non-emergency: (229) 776-8219

Investigations: (229) 776-8218

Sheriff business hours are listed as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call to confirm holidays and current availability. For a booking photo, complete the general request and the Release of Booking Photos affirmation, then follow the open-records instructions.

Where to Ask for Each Record

Choosing the right custodian can save a trip and prevent a request from being sent to the wrong office.

  • For current Worth custody or a recent county booking, use the official Worth County booking interface. The current configuration does not show photos.
  • For a county booking sheet or photo, use the sheriff's open-records route and the general request PDF with the photo affirmation. The first fifteen minutes of staff search time are free; fees can apply after that.
  • For a Sylvester incident or arrest report, contact the City of Sylvester Police Department or City Clerk. The city police phone is (229) 776-8500, and the city clerk phone is (229) 776-8505.
  • For a Poulan report, contact Poulan Police at (229) 776-4096 or City Hall at (229) 776-4097. Confirm the office schedule because published local hours conflict.
  • For a Warwick report, contact Warwick City Hall at (229) 535-6256 or the verified police contact at (229) 535-6283. The city has no verified online police records portal.
  • For a Worth warrant question, contact the sheriff's Warrants Division through the main office. Worth Magistrate Court can explain its court-side procedure at (229) 776-8210.
  • For a later case result, use the Georgia Courts e-access directory and the relevant clerk. For a state-sentenced person, use the Georgia Department of Corrections locator.
  • For federal or civil immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator. Those systems do not replace a Worth booking record.

Questions About This Service

Questions about referral tools, a broken link, or the wording on these pages can be sent through the contact method provided by the service operator. That route cannot produce an official record or overrule a government custodian. For a time-sensitive custody or safety matter, contact the agency directly and use 911 for immediate danger.

A news item or booking entry is an accusation, not a conviction. Official agencies may update, restrict, redact, or correct records. The court disposition controls the legal outcome.