Augusta County Busted Mugshots is a private reference resource, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release a person, or retrieve official booking records. Contact the agency or court that holds the record for those services.
Official Augusta Record Contacts
Use the record holder that matches the question. The Sheriff’s Office handles its own incident and arrest reports, while Middle River Regional Jail is the first contact for jail-held booking records and releasable adult intake photographs. Courts handle later case events and dispositions, not custody confirmation.
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office
127 Lee Hwy, P.O. Box 860
Verona, VA 24482
Phone: 540-245-5333
Fax: 540-245-5330
Email: acso@co.augusta.va.us
Office personnel generally: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; lobby public-window assistance: 24 hours.
For an existing Sheriff-held record, Sheriff Donald L. Smith is the FOIA Officer. Requests may be made through the Augusta County FOIA portal, by email at sherifffoia@co.augusta.va.us, fax, phone, mail, or in person. The Sheriff’s FOIA instructions describe the office’s records process.
Middle River Regional Jail
350 Technology Drive
Staunton, VA 24401
Main phone: 540-245-5420
Business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; lobby: 24 hours.
For an MRRJ booking record or releasable intake photograph, the jail lists Amanda Lamb as FOIA Officer and business-hours contact at extension 1242, alamb@mrrjva.gov. The MRRJ FOIA page does not publish a fixed request fee, so ask for an estimate before copying. The jail’s Watch Commander after-hours extension is 1150.
Augusta General District Court
100 Dick Huff Lane, Suite 1070
Verona, VA 24482
540-245-5300, clerk hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Augusta Circuit Court
100 Dick Huff Lane
Verona, VA 24482
540-245-5321, clerk hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Virginia FOIA generally requires an agency response within five working days under Va. Code § 2.2-3704. The adult initial-intake booking-photo rule is in § 2.2-3706; the agency still evaluates the particular record and any exception.
- For active regional custody, begin with the official MRRJ public roster. A no-result can reflect release, other custody, or no match.
- For a booking record or adult intake photo held by MRRJ, use the jail’s FOIA contact and identify the person and approximate intake date.
- For an ACSO incident or arrest report, use the Sheriff’s FOIA portal or its listed records channels.
- For a later court result, contact the appropriate Augusta court. Court staff do not provide jail custody confirmation.
- For state-prison or supervision status, use the Virginia Department of Corrections locator, which is separate from a recent local booking search.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the official BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. Those tools are not substitutes for MRRJ custody records.