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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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JUSTIN PERTEET-LOVELADY FOUND GUILTY OF CARBONDALE SHOOTING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph A. Cervantez, State’s Attorney Monday, September 30,...
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Tyren Jawan Johnson Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s AttorneyDate: October 23, 2023 Tyren Jawan Johnson Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that Tyren Jawan Johnson, age 25, of...
Carbondale Man, Kyle Locklear, Guilty of Home Invasion and Aggravated Sexual Assault
Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that Kyle C. Locklear, 30, of Carbondale, was found Guilty of two Counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of a Person Over the Age of 60; two counts of Home Invasion; and one count each of...
Alexis N. Stallman, Herrin, Illinois, Charged with First Degree Murder
MURPHYSBORO — The Jackson County Sheriff's Office, in a preliminary investigation, explained that Edward A. Stallman, an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker, was involved in a crash at a work zone site around 10:49 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the...
Haley D. McNelly, Carbondale, Indicted for Criminal Sexual Assault
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced today that Haley D. McNelly, age 23 of Carbondale, Illinois, was indicted by a Grand Jury in Jackson County for one count of Criminal Sexual Assault, resulting from an incident that occurred...