FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s AttorneyDate: October 23, 2023 Tyren Jawan Johnson Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that Tyren Jawan Johnson, age 25, of...
The Southern Illinoisan Isaac Smith CARBONDALE — As a new executive director works to revitalize Carbondale’s Eurma C. Hayes Center, a new group of helping hands is working to repair the aging building — Jackson County offenders ordered to serve community...
The Southern Illinoisan Isaac Smith MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez and Judge Christy Solverson are offering an opportunity for residents with arrest warrants on outstanding traffic violations to get a new start with an amnesty program....
The Southern Illinoisan Brian Munoz MURPHYSBORO — Joe Cervantez made history Tuesday after being sworn in as the first person of color to serve as the Jackson County state’s attorney. Despite his dreams of pomp and circumstance being quashed by the COVID-19 pandemic...
