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JACKSON COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ANNOUNCES GUN LOCK PROGRAM
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Jackson County state’s attorney offering amnesty for outstanding traffic warrants
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....
Cervantez Sworn in as Jackson County Top Prosecutor
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...
STATE’S ATTORNEY AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS REACT TO NEIGHBOR DISPUTE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph A. Cervantez, State’s Attorney Thursday, March 4, 2021 STATE’S ATTORNEY AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS REACT TO NEIGHBOR DISPUTE On the evening of Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, received...
Carbondale man pleads guilty to burglary
KFVS12 By Ashley Smith Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 3:36 PM CST CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Javareus M. Briggs, 20, of Carbondale, Ill., plead guilty to one count of Burglary, a Class 2 Felony. He was placed on probation for another burglary just days before this crime...