Sheriff Stover Announces “Safe Surrender” Opportunity for Clinton County Residents with Outstanding Warrants

PublisherOctober 20, 2025Last Updated: October 20, 2025

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Flyer for “Safe Surrender” October 23 and 24.

By Emily Wright

LOCK HAVEN— Clinton County residents with outstanding warrants will have an opportunity to address and potentially resolve their legal issues without facing immediate arrest at an upcoming “Safe Surrender” event, Sheriff Kerry Stover announced during the Clinton County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025.

The “Safe Surrender” event will take place on Thursday, October 23, and Friday, October 24, from noon to 5:00 p.m. During these times, individuals with active warrants can go to the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas to address their legal matters. Stover explained, “If anybody has any kind of warrants they know are hanging over their head, they can come to the courthouse. We’ll have magisterial-level judges at the courthouse and Common Pleas judges who are available.”

Clinton County Sheriff Kerry Stover attended the commissioner’s meeting, where he announced the upcoming “Safe Surrender” event on Thursday, October 23, and Friday, October 24, from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Sheriff Stover explained that if someone with an outstanding warrant is stopped during a routine traffic stop, they will be taken to jail. If they surrender late on a Friday afternoon at the Clinton County Sheriff’s office, they will likely spend the weekend in jail since judges are not available until Monday. Alternatively, showing up to the “Safe Surrender” event at the courthouse provides a more convenient option. As Stover put it, it’s an “opportunity where everything is arranged” for individuals to come in and resolve their warrants.

The program provides a unique opportunity for individuals to proactively handle pending legal issues. “It’s looked at differently when you walk in and say you want to take care of this; let’s get it done,” Stover said. “It might mean setting up payment plans again or something along those lines to get things straightened out. A lot of counties clear warrants this way.”

While the program offers preferential treatment, Stover emphasized it does not guarantee complete immunity. “It does not mean if you did something severe enough that you won’t go to jail,” he clarified. Instead, the program aims to help individuals potentially find alternative resolutions.

Sheriff Stover is promoting the event through social media, including on the “Clinton County PA Sheriff’s Office” Facebook page and his personal page, to ensure widespread community awareness.

For more information, contact the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office by calling (570) 893-4070.