This website is a private reference guide, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or pull an official booking record. Use the official offices below for custody, court, and public-record questions.
Where to Ask First
Lewis County custody questions often split between a Weston law-enforcement or court office and Central Regional Jail in Sutton. The sheriff has arrest and prisoner-transport duties, while WV DCR operates the regional jail roster and facility.
Lewis County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Mickey Metz
117 Court Avenue
Weston, WV 26452
Phone: 304-269-8251
County office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1255 Dyer Hill Road
Sutton, WV 26601
Phone: (304) 765-7904
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
1409 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Lewis County Courts
Lewis County Magistrate Clerk Rachel Buzzo
Lewis County Judicial Annex, 117 Court Avenue, Room 143
Weston, WV 26452
Phone: 304-269-8230
Fax: 304-269-8239
Magistrate Leslie J. McCue: 304-269-8231
Magistrate Brycen S. Williams: 304-269-8232
Circuit Clerk Beth Burkhart: 304-269-8210
Circuit Court Judge Kurt Hall: 304-269-8229
Use the following routes based on what you need:
- For a person believed to be in regional jail custody after a Lewis County arrest, start with jail inmate records and the WV Regional Jail search.
- For booking photos and roster image limits, use the jail roster mugshots guide and verify directly with WV DCR when needed.
- For charges, case numbers, bond conditions, or court-file copies after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the Magistrate Clerk or Circuit Clerk.
- For facility address, visitation, mail, and phone-service details, use the Central Regional Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced prison inmate, use the statewide WV DCR prison locator rather than the regional jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System because Lewis County has no identified federal prison or ICE detention center.