MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that on March 4, 2022, Commodore D. Jackson, age 40, of Murphysboro, Illinois, was found guilty of four (4) counts of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, one (1) count of...
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that on March 3, 2022, a Jackson County Jury returned a guilty verdict on Antonio D. Watson, age 40, of Carbondale, Illinois, for Armed Habitual Criminal, following a three (3)...
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that the following six individuals are just the latest of many who have been arrested and charged for gun related offenses over the last several months. Cervantez explained that...
MURPHYSBORO — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office are working together to ensure that we fulfill our duty to protect the public from violent offenders, as well as to ensure the health and safety of...
Carbondale, IL – Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, explained that his Office will be investing in the community’s youth by orchestrating and sponsoring a music program in Carbondale, Illinois. Community leaders will be kicking off...
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced that on December 2, 2021, Jered L. McPike Jr., 21, of Carbondale, Illinois received a sentence of twenty-three (23) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by an...