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UPDATE: 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 UPDATE: DARON L. WOODS, 49-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH...
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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...
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...