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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.
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BLAKE A. JENNINGS FOUND GUILTY BY A JACKSON COUNTY JURY
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Jacob K. Spradling Indicted on Animal Cruelty Charges
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that a Jackson County Grand Jury has indicted Jacob K. Spradling, age 22, of Murphysboro, Illinois, with charges of Animal Torture, a Class 3 Felony, and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a...
Charles Whitney, Sentenced to Department of Corrections for Aggravated Battery of Officer
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced today that Charles Whitney, 34, Anna, Illinois, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections following a guilty verdict from a jury for Aggravated Battery of a Correctional...
$15,000 in Reward Money Offered for Information Regarding the Murder of Keeshanna Jackson
MURPHYSBORO — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Springfield Division is offering a $10,000 reward and Carbondale Police are offering $5,000 to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the subject(s) involved in the August 22nd, 2021...
Peter J. Greenwood, Carbondale, Sentenced to Department of Corrections for Armed Robbery
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced today that on September 16, 2021, Peter J. Greenwood, 19, of Carbondale, Illinois, received a sentence of nine (9) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by an eighteen...