by Heather Abell Castlebery | Mar 4, 2022 | Announcements, Community, General
MURPHYSBORO — Joseph A. Cervantez, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that on March 3, 2022, a Jackson County Jury returned a guilty verdict on Antonio D. Watson, age 40, of Carbondale, Illinois, for Armed Habitual Criminal, following a three (3)...
by Heather Abell Castlebery | Mar 2, 2022 | Announcements, Community, General
MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that the following six individuals are just the latest of many who have been arrested and charged for gun related offenses over the last several months. Cervantez explained that...
by Heather Abell Castlebery | Jan 25, 2022 | Announcements, Community, General, Uncategorized
MURPHYSBORO — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office are working together to ensure that we fulfill our duty to protect the public from violent offenders, as well as to ensure the health and safety of...
by Heather Abell Castlebery | Dec 16, 2021 | Announcements, Community, General
Carbondale, IL – Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, explained that his Office will be investing in the community’s youth by orchestrating and sponsoring a music program in Carbondale, Illinois. Community leaders will be kicking off...
by Heather Abell Castlebery | Oct 22, 2021 | Announcements, Community, General
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 Animal Torture, a Class 3 Felony, and Aggravated Cruelty to...
by Heather Abell Castlebery | Oct 19, 2021 | Announcements, General
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 guilty verdict from a jury for Aggravated Battery of a Correctional...