Location

1001 Walnut Street
Murpshyboro, IL

Office Hours

Mon – Fri 8:00 – 4:00
Closed Sat & Sun

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618-687-7200

Welcome to the Jackson County
State’s Attorney’s Office

Joseph A. Cervantez

Jackson County State’s Attorney

Welcome to the Jackson County State's Attorney's Office


Joseph A. Cervantez
Jackson County State’s Attorney

Welcome to the Jackson County State's Attorney's Office


Joseph A. Cervantez
Jackson County State’s Attorney

Welcome to the Jackson County State's Attorney's Office


Joseph A. Cervantez
Jackson County State’s Attorney

Welcome to the Jackson County State's Attorney's Office


Joseph A. Cervantez
Jackson County State’s Attorney

Welcome to the Jackson County State's Attorney's Office


Joseph A. Cervantez
Jackson County State’s Attorney

As the Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph Cervantez has made the advancement of criminal justice reform part of the mission of the State’s Attorney’s Office, right alongside our  founding mission of public safety.

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MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that Commodore D. Jackson, 42, of Murphysboro, was sentenced to 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Jackson was found guilty in 2022 of Aggravated Battery with Use of a Deadly Weapon.

On March 4, 2022, the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office presented evidence that on Friday, November 5, 2021, at around 1:25 A.M., Carbondale Police Officers responded to 511 S. Illinois Avenue, Hanger 9, in Carbondale, regarding a stabbing. Jackson had stabbed the victim four times in the parking lot, following a verbal altercation inside the bar. The survivor was able to make his way back toward the front of Hanger 9 where emergency help was called. The Carbondale Police Department conducted the investigation, and the Murphysboro Police Department located and apprehended Jackson where he was transported to the Jackson County Jail on November 5, 2021.

A sentencing hearing was held on December 15, 2023, where arguments were made by Jackson County Assistant State’s Attorney Sophia M. Allen, as to sentencing recommendations. The court ultimately sentenced Jackson to a total of 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The investigation was led by the Carbondale Police Department and assisted by the Murphysboro Police Department and the Illinois State Police.

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1001 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966

618-687-7200

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8am - 4pm
Monday through Friday
Closed on all Federal
and State holidays.

Jackson County State's Attorney's Office