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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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CARBONDALE MAN GUILTY OF HOME INVASION AND AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s AttorneyDate: December 15, 2023 CARBONDALE MAN GUILTY OF HOME INVASION AND...
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Jeffrey D. Chism, Carbondale, Sentenced to Illinois Department of Corrections on Drug Charges
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that Jeffrey D. Chism, age 36 of Carbondale, Illinois, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after being found guilty to Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled...
Bobby L. Barnes, Marion, Sentenced to Illinois Department of Corrections on Weapon Charges Caught on Video
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that Bobby L. Barnes, age 25 of Marion, Illinois, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, a Class 1 felony....
Zoremoreyon Moore, Marion, Charged with Attempted First Degree Murder and Related Charges
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that Zoremoreyon J.D. Moore, age 18, of Marion, Illinois, has been charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder, two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, all Class X felonies as a...
Marlin Clark, Carbondale, and Britni Dowdy, Murphysboro, Sentenced to Department of Corrections for Armed Robbery
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced today that on March 22, 2022, Marlin D. Clark, Jr., 19, of Carbondale, Illinois, and Britni J. Dowdy, 21, of Murphysboro, Illinois, each received sentences of sixteen and one-half (16.5)...
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