This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull booking records, obtain court files, or verify a warrant. For those actions, contact the sheriff, jail, clerk, court, or other official office that controls the record. The Loving County online contact form also states that email is not monitored 24/7.
Official Offices and Lookup Routes
Use the contacts below according to the type of record or custody question involved.
Loving County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff David Landersman
114 West Collins St., P.O. Box 104, Mentone, TX 79754
Phone: 432-377-2411
Fax: 432-377-2025
Emergency: 911
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Open-records request emails
Loving County labels its request page as FOIA, but Texas public-records requests are handled under the Texas Public Information Act. The sheriff site lists sherifflandersman@co.loving.tx.us, cfielder@co.loving.tx.us, and lpearson@co.loving.tx.us for requests. No local fee schedule, ID rule, notarization rule, or exact turnaround time was published in the source material.
Jail information for Loving County custody questions
Winkler County Sheriff's Office / Winkler County Jail
1300 Bellaire St, Kermit, TX 79745
Phone: 432-586-3461
Other Loving County offices
County Attorney Steve Simonsen: co.atty@co.loving.tx.us, 432-309-9500 ext. 7, P.O. Box 351, Mentone, TX 79754
County and District Clerk Mozelle Carr: 432-309-9500 ext. 6, P.O. Box 194, Mentone, TX 79754, lovingcountyanddistrictclerk.com
Justice of the Peace Angela Medlin: 432-309-9500 ext. 3, P.O. Box 216, Mentone, TX 79754
- For someone believed to be in county jail custody, start with jail inmate records and the Winkler County Jail phone route listed above.
- For booking-photo context, use jail roster mugshots and ask the official records office what is releasable.
- For charges, settings, or filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the clerk, the JP, or re:SearchTX.
- For facility-specific custody information, use the Winkler County Jail page linked in the footer and confirm details by phone before visiting.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search or use VINELink Texas when notification tools are available.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.