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Bobby L. Barnes, Marion, Sentenced to Illinois Department of Corrections on Weapon Charges Caught on Video

by | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced today that Bobby L. Barnes, age 25 of Marion, Illinois, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, a Class 1 felony.

The charges arise from an incident that occurred in Carbondale, Illinois, on December 15, 2021, when police officers from the Carbondale Police Department responded to a call of shots being fired in the area of a business on East Main Street. Video surveillance footage shows Barnes walking westbound and firing seven (7) shots in the direction of a vehicle that was located at the intersection of Cedarview and Main Street. Witnesses at the scene advised officers that the shooter and fled into Pyles Fork Creek and had not returned. Officers observed the defendant attempting to hide in the brush near the creek. The suspect was arrested and identified as Bobby L. Barnes.

Barnes was sentenced to serve ten (10) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by one (1) year of Mandatory Supervised Release.

The Carbondale Police Department handled the investigation. Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Suthard was responsible for the prosecution in this matter.

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

MURPHYSBORO MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

by | Dec 18, 2023 | , , ,

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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