Q: If there’s been a warrant issued, but no arrest yet, how can I find what the allegations are on the affidavit?
The clerks office doesn’t have anything online when I search the case # and when I call, there is a case file but they say there’s no activity on it.
A: Sorry, but the only way to be able to see either the warrant or the affidavit is to wait until it is executed. At that time it will be filed with the local clerk. This is to protect the safety of the police officers who are attempting to execute the warrant, as well as those persons who may have supplied information, confidential or otherwise, which was used to establish probable cause.
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