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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.
LATEST NEWS
DARON L. WOODS, 49-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph A. Cervantez, State’s Attorney Thursday, August 22, 2024 DARON L. WOODS, 49-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE...
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Latest News
Dylan J. Moutria, Murphysboro, Illinois, Charged with Possession of Stolen Mail
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that Dylan J. Moutria, age 31, of Murphysboro, Illinois, has been charged with 43 Counts of Possession of Stolen Mail, each count is a Class 4 Felony, for multiple incidents that...
Jered L. McPike, Jr., Carbondale, Sentenced to Department of Corrections for Armed Robbery
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 eighteen...
Michael A. Nelson, Carbondale, Sentenced to Department of Corrections for Possession of Child Pornography
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced that on November 30, 2021, Michael A Nelson, 24, of Carbondale, Illinois, received a total sentence of seven (7) years in the Illinois Department of Coreections on two charges of Possession...
NICOLE A. DOBBS SENTENCED TO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, AND POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that Nicole A. Dobbs, 40, of Gorham, Illinois, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine (Class 3 Felony), Driving...