FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joseph A. Cervantez, State’s Attorney
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Murphysboro Man Guilty of Violating the Sex Offender Registry
Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that Stanford D. Martin, age 48, of Murphysboro, was convicted of violating the sex offender registry after a trial in Jackson County.
On April 21, 2024, after a week-long investigation of reports that Martin was failing to document his location, the Murphysboro Police Department took Martin into custody without incident and charged by the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office with violating the sex offender registry and being a sexual predator knowingly within 500 feet of a public park. Martin is facing between 2-5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with up to one year of mandatory supervised release. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled for later this year.
Assistant State’s Attorney Lorren Pack led the prosecution team. State’s Attorney Cervantez thanked his office staff for their hard work assisting ASA Pack. The Murphysboro Police Department led the investigation.