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Shelby County Jail Roster & Inmate Search
This page lists custody and booking records for Shelby County Jail in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky: legal name, booking number, booking date, listed charges and custody status. Records are synced from the county's official booking source. Below the roster you will find practical information on bond, inmate money, communication, visitation and Shelby County court records.
Current Shelby County jail roster
253 records in the latest sync — newest booking first
| Charges / hold reasons | Held for | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESHER, BRITANNY DIANA | 10/13/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| BARBER, KIMBERLY COLLEEN | 10/12/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEARFAILURE TO APPEARFAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| DAVIS, BRUCE ALLEN | 10/12/2026 00:00:00 | BAIL JUMPING 1ST DEGREEPROBATION VIOLATION (FOR MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE)FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| SCHELL, LARRY ROBERT | 10/12/2026 00:00:00 | COURT ONLY | — | In custody |
| SMITH, TYMARIUS JAQUAN | 10/12/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEARFAILURE TO APPEARFAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| SMITH, WAYNISHA LACHE | 10/12/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| SUMNER, SHONDA GAIL | 10/12/2026 00:00:00 | DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - BUY/POSSESSPOSS CONT SUB 1ST DEG 1ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED)NON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINESNON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINES | — | In custody |
| ARMSTRONG, STEVEN NMN | 10/11/2026 00:00:00 | NON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINESNON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINESNON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINESNON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINES | — | In custody |
| TUCKER, NICHOLAS JAMES | 10/10/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| EDLIN, GARY THOMAS | 10/09/2026 00:00:00 | COMMITMENT ORDER | — | In custody |
| EWING, JOHN QUARTEZ | 10/09/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| MANNS, THOMPSON CLAY | 10/09/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEARFAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| DALE, ALVIN MAURICE | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | TRAFF IN CONT SUB, 1ST DEGREE, 2ND OR > OFFENSE - (< 4 GMS COCAINE)FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTSTRAFF IN CONT SUB, 1ST DEGREE, 2ND OR > OFF - (> OR = 4 GMS COCAINE)TRAF IN MARIJUANA ( LESS THAN 8 OZ.) 2ND > OFF | — | In custody |
| GOMEZ SOTERO, MARIANO NMN | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| HARVEY, BRANDON JAMES | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | ALCOHOL INTOX IN A PUBLIC PLACE (1ST & 2ND OFFENSE)DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREEMENACING | — | In custody |
| HEITZMAN, CALEB LUKE | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| JOHNSON, ALEXANDER LORENZO | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLL SUB(EXCLUDES ALCOHOL)CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 1ST DEGREETRAFF IN CONT SUB, 1ST DEGREE, 1ST OFF - (> OR = 2 GMS METHAMPHETAMINE)POSS CONT SUB 1ST DEGREE FENTANYLDRUG PARAPHERNALIA - BUY/POSSESSNON-PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS, FEES OR FINESFAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| MASSEY, BRANDON NMN | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | POSS CONT SUB 1ST DEG 1ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED)DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - BUY/POSSESSPUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLL SUB(EXCLUDES ALCOHOL) | — | In custody |
| ROLLER, DAVID JUSTICE | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| STOVER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 10/08/2026 00:00:00 | POSS CONT SUB, 1ST DEGREE, 3RD OR > OFFENSE (METHAMPHETAMINE)DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - BUY/POSSESSPUBLIC INTOXICATION-CONTROLL SUB(EXCLUDES ALCOHOL) | — | In custody |
| JONES, JACK EDWARD | 10/07/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEARPROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| HILL, MICHAEL RAY SR | 10/06/2026 00:00:00 | TBUT OR DISP SHOPLIFTING $1,000 < $10,000CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2ND DEGREE | — | In custody |
| REVELS, AUSTIN P | 10/06/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| STEPHENS, SARAH ELISABETH BLUE | 10/05/2026 00:00:00 | COMMITMENT ORDER | — | In custody |
| DEWS, MERANDA ELIZABETH | 10/04/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| SCHUETTE, MICHAEL HERMAN | 10/03/2026 00:00:00 | PROC OR PROM USE OF MINOR SUB SECTION (7)(a-THROUGH-e)PROMOTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING (VICTIM U/18 YOA)SERVING PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT | — | In custody |
| WEED, JASON ELI | 10/03/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNALWANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREEUNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT - 1ST DEGREEFLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1ST DEGREE (MOTOR VEHICLE)RECKLESS DRIVINGIMPROPER LANE USAGE-VEHICLES KEEP TO RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASSWANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE-POLICE OFFICERFLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1ST DEGREE (MOTOR VEHICLE)RECKLESS DRIVINGKIDNAPPING-MINORFAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTSWANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE-POLICE OFFICERWANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREEENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINORFAILURE TO ILLUMINATE HEAD LAMPSSPEEDING 26 MPH OR > SPEED LIMITFAILURE TO APPEARFAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| HICKS, SANCHEZ RONDAE | 10/02/2026 00:00:00 | CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDERCONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDER | — | In custody |
| BOYLE, DANIEL MICHAEL | 10/01/2026 00:00:00 | COURT ONLY | — | In custody |
| THAMES, LYNNDA MARIE | 10/01/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| CRUZ-CALIXTO, JONATHAN NMN | 09/30/2026 00:00:00 | ORDER OF APPEARANCE | — | In custody |
| GIBSON, RYAN DANIEL | 09/30/2026 00:00:00 | COMMITMENT ORDER | — | In custody |
| LAWSON, SHEENA DIANA | 09/30/2026 00:00:00 | ORDER OF APPEARANCE | — | In custody |
| MASON, AYVEION LANIER | 09/30/2026 00:00:00 | ORDER OF APPEARANCE | — | In custody |
| PRICE TORREY, DANA MICHELLE | 09/30/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE)FAILURE TO APPEAR | — | In custody |
| THOMAS, DANIELLE NICOLE | 09/30/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| LYONS, DYLAN JUSTICE | 09/28/2026 00:00:00 | COMMITMENT ORDER | — | In custody |
| VALDEZ CUEVAS, FERNANDO NMN | 09/25/2026 00:00:00 | MENACINGLICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSIONDISORDERLY CONDUCT, 1ST DEGREE | — | In custody |
| PARKS, EZZACHI SHAWUNDALE | 09/22/2026 00:00:00 | ORDER OF APPEARANCE | — | In custody |
| HEDGE, CODY RYAN | 09/21/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR, CITATION FOR MISDEMEANOR | — | In custody |
| ELLIS, VICTOR ARNOLD | 09/18/2026 00:00:00 | ASSAULT, 2ND DEGREE - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | — | In custody |
| BASTARDO, CHRISTOPHER NMN | 09/17/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR, CITATION FOR MISDEMEANOR | — | In custody |
| COLLINS, DONALD DEWAYNE | 09/17/2026 00:00:00 | STATE INMATE | — | In custody |
| MITCHELL, KODI SHANE | 09/17/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| REED, JAMIE SHAWN | 09/17/2026 00:00:00 | STATE INMATE | — | In custody |
| VAUGHN, ROBERT LEE | 09/17/2026 00:00:00 | STATE INMATE | — | In custody |
| WARD, ROBERT JUNIOR | 09/17/2026 00:00:00 | STATE INMATE | — | In custody |
| PETREE, JULIAN RAIN | 09/16/2026 00:00:00 | FAILURE TO APPEAR, CITATION FOR MISDEMEANOR | — | In custody |
| STEVENSON, JESSICA BLANCHE | 09/14/2026 00:00:00 | PROBATION VIOLATION (FOR FELONY OFFENSE) | — | In custody |
| BYRD, KEVIN CHARLES | 09/13/2026 00:00:00 | TBUT OR DISP ALL OTHERSBURGLARY, 2ND DEGREEASSAULT 4TH DEGREE NO VISIBLE INJURY | — | In custody |
A jail roster is a custody record, not a court docket. Charges listed at booking are allegations, not convictions. Custody status, bond and release details change constantly, so confirm anything time-sensitive with Shelby County Jail or the court. Official source: Shelby County Sheriff's Office. If a record on this page is inaccurate, use our corrections and removal page.
Shelby County Jail: address, phone and visiting
- Address
- 1000 Bobby Waits Lane, Shelbyville, KY 40065
- Phone
- (502) 633-2343
- Rated capacity
- 316 beds
- Facility page
- shelbycountydetention.com
Call before you travel. Visitation at Shelby County Jail is normally scheduled in advance and may be video-only, bonding hours can be shorter than the lobby's opening hours, and both change without much notice. The desk can also confirm whether someone booked in the last few hours is in custody, which a roster sync cannot do.
The federal facility dataset lists Shelby County Jail with 316 beds as recorded in 2024, while 253 people appear on the roster published today. Read those two numbers side by side rather than as an occupancy rate: rated capacity is not a live figure, jails open and close housing units, and a roster counts everyone booked into the facility including people being held for other agencies.
Facility details from the DHS HIFLD Prison Boundaries dataset, last recorded 2024-07-03. We publish them as-is and do not independently verify them; if something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
What this roster shows right now
Of the 253 people currently listed in Shelby County, the most common reason recorded is drug offence at 24% of records, followed by failure to appear (23%) and probation or parole violation (17%). This county's source system does not publish bond amounts. The most recent booking on file is dated 2026-10-13.
Recent bookings in Shelby County
Counting from the latest sync on 2026-10-13, 7 people were booked into Shelby County Jail within a day, and 23 within the past week — that is 9% of everyone currently listed. Among the last day's bookings the most common recorded reason is failure to appear.
A high share of recent bookings means the roster turns over quickly and a name can appear and disappear within days. If you are looking for someone booked in the last few hours, they may not be in this sync yet — the booking desk is the only real-time source.
Figures are recomputed from Shelby County's own roster at every sync and describe allegations recorded at booking, not convictions. Categories are derived from published charge text, and a record can fall into more than one. See the national data report for method and comparison.
What to do with this information
Posting bond in Shelby County
Bond is set by a judge, usually at a first appearance within about 24 to 72 hours of booking. Until a bond amount is set, no one can be released. Once it is set you generally have two options: pay the full amount in cash directly to the detention center, which is refundable at the end of the case, or pay a licensed Kentucky bail bondsman a non-refundable fee, typically around ten percent, to post the bond for you. Ask the jail which payment methods it accepts and whether bonding hours are limited.
Sending money to someone in custody
Most county jails use a third-party commissary vendor rather than accepting cash at the desk. You will normally need the person's full legal name and booking number, both shown on the roster above. Funds usually appear on the account within a few hours and are used for commissary, phone credit and messaging. Vendor fees vary, so check the amount charged before confirming a deposit.
Phone calls, mail and visitation
Calls are placed by the person in custody, not by you, and are recorded. Visitation is often scheduled in advance and may be video-only. Physical mail is inspected, and many facilities reject anything other than plain letters on white paper. These rules differ from county to county and change often, so verify them with Shelby County Jail before making arrangements.
Finding the related Shelby County court case
The roster shows custody, not court proceedings. To follow the case itself, including hearing dates, filings and final disposition, you need the Kentucky court record system for Shelby County. Search using the person's full legal name and, where possible, date of birth or case number.
If the person is not on the roster
They may have been released, transferred to another facility, held by a different agency, or booked too recently to appear in the latest sync. People serving longer sentences are usually held by the state department of corrections rather than a county jail, and appear in a separate state system.
Guides for what comes next
Each of these explains one step of the process in detail, written for people dealing with it for the first time rather than for lawyers.
Common questions
How do I find out if someone is in Shelby County jail?
Search the roster on this page by name, booking number or listed charge. The roster reflects the most recent successful sync from the official Shelby County Jail booking source. If the person was booked in the last few hours, or has already been released or transferred, call the jail to confirm.
How do I post bond for someone in Shelby County?
Bond is set by the court, not by the jail. Once a bond amount appears it can usually be paid in cash at the detention center, or through a licensed Kentucky bail bondsman who charges a non-refundable fee. Confirm accepted payment methods and bonding hours with the jail before travelling.
What is the address and phone number for Shelby County Jail?
Shelby County Jail is at 1000 Bobby Waits Lane, Shelbyville, KY 40065. The published phone number is (502) 633-2343. Call ahead to confirm visiting hours, bonding hours and what you are allowed to bring, because those rules differ by facility and change often.
Why does a charge appear if the person has not been convicted?
A jail roster is a custody record. Listed charges are the allegations recorded at booking. They are not convictions, they can be amended or dropped, and every person is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
How current is this Shelby County roster data?
The latest successful sync was 2026-10-13 19:30 UTC. Custody status changes continuously as people are booked, released or transferred, so treat any time-sensitive detail as provisional until confirmed with the jail or court.
Other counties named Shelby
2 other states we cover have a county of the same name. County names repeat across states, so confirm the state before assuming someone is not in custody.
Other Kentucky county jail rosters
Booking often happens in the county where the incident occurred rather than where the person lives, so neighbouring counties are worth checking when a search comes up empty.