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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...
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...
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,...
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...
Carbondale man sentenced to 84 years in downtown shooting
KFVS12 By Amber Ruch Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 4:02 PM CST CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A man was sentenced to 84 years in prison in connection to a deadly shooting in 2019. Jody L. Pullen, 29, was...
Carbondale man sentenced for armed home invasion
KFVS12 By Marsha Heller Published: Dec. 17, 2020 at 12:26 PM CST CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A Carbondale man was sentenced in connection with an armed home invasion investigation. On Wednesday,...