The Columbia County Warrants Section is comprised
of two units, the Warrants unit and the Fugitive Warrants unit. The
Warrant Unit consists of three full-time clerks who receive and
process all warrants issued by the Columbia Circuit and County
Courts. They also receive and process all warrants from other
agencies in which the person being sought is believed to be in
Columbia County. All of the warrants and other criminal process are
entered into local databases. The clerks are responsible for making
entries into the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC)/National
Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases on selected warrants. The
clerks coordinate with other agencies on prisoner transportation and
provide other agencies with information on warrants and criminal
process held or received by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
The clerks provide investigative assistance to investigators or
other department personnel.
The Fugitive Warrants unit is currently comprised of one full-time
Deputy. The primary responsibility of the Warrants Deputy is to
locate and arrest persons sought on felony warrants and other
criminal process issued within the circuit court of Columbia County.
Their priority is on older felony warrants and related criminal
process. The Deputy also locates and arrests fugitives who are
wanted in other jurisdictions that seek refuge in Columbia County.
They are the contact point in dealing with fugitive matters and
assist other agencies such as the FBI, US Marshal's Service, State
Attorney's Office, and other law enforcement offices. |
