The Southern Illinoisan Isaac Smith MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez and Judge Christy Solverson are offering an opportunity for residents with arrest warrants on outstanding traffic violations to get a new start with an amnesty program....
The Southern Illinoisan Brian Munoz MURPHYSBORO — Joe Cervantez made history Tuesday after being sworn in as the first person of color to serve as the Jackson County state’s attorney. Despite his dreams of pomp and circumstance being quashed by the COVID-19 pandemic...
KFVS12 By Ashley Smith Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 3:36 PM CST CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) – Javareus M. Briggs, 20, of Carbondale, Ill., plead guilty to one count of Burglary, a Class 2 Felony. He was placed on probation for another burglary just days before this...
KFVS12 By Amber Ruch Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 4:02 PM CST CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) – A man was sentenced to 84 years in prison in connection to a deadly shooting in 2019. Jody L. Pullen, 29, was sentenced on Wednesday, January 20 for attempted first-degree...
KFVS12 By Marsha Heller Published: Dec. 17, 2020 at 12:26 PM CST CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) – A Carbondale man was sentenced in connection with an armed home invasion investigation. On Wednesday, December 16, a Jackson County judge sentenced Jaymond R. R. Palacio...