MURPHYSBORO – A Murphysboro man has been sentenced to 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for Aggravated Battery with Use of a Deadly Weapon stemming from a stabbing at a Carbondale bar in November 2021.

Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez announced Monday that 42-year-old Commodore D. Jackson was found guilty in 2022 on the charge.

According to court records, shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, Carbondale Police responded to Hanger 9, located at 511 S. Illinois Ave., 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. Carbondale Police  conducted the investigation, and the Murphysboro Police Department located and apprehended Jackson where he was transported to the Jackson County Jail on Nov. 5, 2021.

A sentencing hearing was held Friday, 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.