Location

1001 Walnut Street
Murpshyboro, IL

Office Hours

Mon – Fri 8:00 – 4:00
Closed Sat & Sun

Call Us

618-687-7200

MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced that on December 2, 2021, Jered L. McPike Jr., 21, of Carbondale, Illinois received a sentence of twenty-three (23) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by an eighteen (18) month period of Mandatory Supervised Release for the offense of Armed Robbery, a Class X Felony. McPike was also recommended for placement in substance abuse inside the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The charge against McPike arose out of an October 29, 2018, incident during which McPike and another man robbed Omar’s Food Mart in Carbondale. McPike and his accomplice robbed the store at gunpoint while wearing masks, taking cash and tobacco products from the store. Officers from the Carbondale Police Department responded to the scene and found McPike running from the scene. Officers gave chase and eventually caught McPike, who was carrying a backpack containing receipts from Omar’s, the stolen cash and tobacco products, the masks that McPike and his accomplice wore during the crime, and two guns. McPike’s D.N.A. was confirmed present inside one of the masks by the Illinois State Police Crime Lab. After his arrest, McPike also confessed to being involved in the crime.

On September 19, 2019, a Jackson County Jury returned a verdict of guilty against McPike on a single count of Armed Robbery following a three (3) day jury trial in Jackson County. After the trial, McPike’s defense counsel sought to overturn the jury verdict and the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s office successfully defeated that effort during a lengthy post-trial motion process and hearing. Defense counsel also attempted to avoid imposition of the mandatory firearm enhancement to McPike’s sentence by arguing the rules applicable to minors should be applied to McPike even though McPike was an adult when he committed the offense.

The investigation of McPike’s case was conducted by the Carbondale Police Department. Assistant State’s Attorney Jayson Clark led the successful prosecution of McPike.

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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.

jackson county state's attorney

1001 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966

618-687-7200

Hours of Operation

8am - 4pm
Monday through Friday
Closed on all Federal
and State holidays.

Jackson County State's Attorney's Office