Press Releases
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...
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...
$15,000 in Reward Money Offered for Information Regarding the Murder of Keeshanna Jackson
MURPHYSBORO — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Springfield Division is offering a $10,000 reward and Carbondale Police are offering $5,000 to anyone with information that leads to the...
Peter J. Greenwood, Carbondale, Sentenced to Department of Corrections for Armed Robbery
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced today that on September 16, 2021, Peter J. Greenwood, 19, of Carbondale, Illinois, received a sentence of nine (9) years...
Jacob K. Spradling Charged with Animal Cruelty
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State's Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that felony charges of animal cruelty have been filed against Jacob K. Spradling, age 22, of Murphysboro, Illinoi....
Homicide Investigation
MURPHYSBORO — On May 28th, 2021 at approximately 5:40 a.m., City of Carbondale Police Department Officers responded to assist with an eviction in the 700 block of South Marion Street. During the...