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NICOLE A. DOBBS SENTENCED TO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, AND POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE

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MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that Nicole A. Dobbs, 40, of Gorham, Illinois, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine (Class 3 Felony), Driving Under the Influence (Class A Misdemeanor), and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (Class 2 Felony). Dobbs received a total of five (5) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by a one (1) year period of Mandatory Supervised Release.

On May 9, 2020, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a roll-over vehicle accident near the Da-Nite Tavern in Murphysboro. The driver, Nicole Dobbs, had to be extracted from the vehicle by EMD personnel. Officers located numerous baggies containing methamphetamine, a loaded firearm, and items of drug paraphernalia in the car. Toxicology reports revealed that Ms. Dobbs had methamphetamine in her system at the time of the accident.

On April 10, 2021, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a vehicle that was suspected to be stolen located on the property of Ms. Dobbs. It was determined that this vehicle was stolen out of Missouri.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Murphysboro Police Department, and Illinois State Police conducted the investigation. Assistant State’s Attorneys Andrew Suthard and Brooke Armstrong led the prosecution of these cases.

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that Commodore D. Jackson, 42, of Murphysboro, was sentenced to 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Jackson was found guilty in 2022 of Aggravated Battery with Use of a Deadly Weapon.

On March 4, 2022, the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office presented evidence that on Friday, November 5, 2021, at around 1:25 A.M., Carbondale Police Officers responded to 511 S. Illinois Avenue, Hanger 9, in Carbondale, regarding a stabbing. Jackson had stabbed the victim four times in the parking lot, following a verbal altercation inside the bar. The survivor was able to make his way back toward the front of Hanger 9 where emergency help was called. The Carbondale Police Department conducted the investigation, and the Murphysboro Police Department located and apprehended Jackson where he was transported to the Jackson County Jail on November 5, 2021.

A sentencing hearing was held on December 15, 2023, where arguments were made by Jackson County Assistant State’s Attorney Sophia M. Allen, as to sentencing recommendations. The court ultimately sentenced Jackson to a total of 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The investigation was led by the Carbondale Police Department and assisted by the Murphysboro Police Department and the Illinois State Police.

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