Our office is in Winston-Salem. When you call us, you're not routed to a distant call center — you're talking to a bondsman who knows the magistrates, the deputies, and the route to the Forsyth County Detention Center by heart.
If someone you love has been arrested in Winston-Salem, you're probably reading this in a panic at an hour when most businesses are closed. Take a breath. Smith & Son has been doing this for more than fifteen years, and we answer the phone twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year.
We serve every Winston-Salem neighborhood — Ardmore, West End, Reynolda, Buena Vista, Old Salem, Washington Park, Konnoak Hills, Sherwood Forest, and every ZIP code from 27101 through 27107. If the arrest happened anywhere inside city limits, the booking will be at the Forsyth County Detention Center, and we'll be there to post the bond.
If your loved one was just arrested in Winston-Salem, here are the steps that matter in the next hour:
Every arrest made inside Winston-Salem city limits — whether by Winston-Salem Police Department, Forsyth County Sheriff's deputies, the State Highway Patrol, or campus police — books in at the Forsyth County Detention Center on Church Street.
After a bond is posted in Winston-Salem, most defendants are scheduled to appear at the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. Misdemeanor matters are typically handled in District Court; felonies move through District Court for the first appearance and then proceed to Superior Court if they aren't resolved at that stage. We track every client's court date and call to remind you — but it's your legal responsibility to appear.
There are several bail bond agencies operating in Winston-Salem. What sets us apart is fifteen years of doing this in this city — not somewhere else. We know that the Forsyth County magistrate is more efficient at certain hours. We know which detention officers handle bond paperwork on the weekend shift. We know the parking. We know the building.
None of that matters until your loved one is sitting in a cell — and then all of it matters at once.
Once we have the signed indemnity agreement and the premium, we can typically post a bond at the Forsyth County Detention Center within an hour. Release processing after that is up to the jail and usually takes another two to six hours.
Yes — you can post the full cash amount of the bond at the detention center, and it will be refunded after the case concludes (minus any court costs). Most families don't have that kind of cash on hand, which is why surety bonds exist.
If the arrest was inside Forsyth County — even in Kernersville, Clemmons, Lewisville, Walkertown, Tobaccoville, or Rural Hall — the booking will still be at the Forsyth County Detention Center, and we can post the bond. See our Forsyth County page for more.