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MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that on March 4, 2022, Commodore D. Jackson, age 40, of Murphysboro, Illinois, was found guilty of four (4) counts of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, one (1) count of Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm, and one (1) count of Unlawful Use of Weapons by a Felon after a trial in Jackson County.

In the early morning hours of November 5, 2021, officers with the Carbondale Police Department responded to a brutal stabbing that occurred behind a bar on Illinois Avenue in Carbondale. On arrival officers located a male bleeding profusely from multiple stab wounds. The victim was later transferred to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and treated for multiple lacerations and stab wounds.

The investigation determined the victim, a 37-year-old Carbondale man, had been at the bar with friends celebrating a birthday. An unknown male, later identified as the defendant, Commodore Jackson, joined the group and created an incident. Video surveillance shows the two men exiting the bar when Jackson violently assaults him with a knife. The victim attempted to get away, but Jackson continued to chase the victim down and continued to stab him multiple times about the head and body.

Jackson has been remanded to the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections on a parole hold pending sentencing, which is scheduled on June 2, 2022.

The investigation was conducted by the Carbondale Police Departments. Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Suthard led the prosecution.

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.

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