On 11-05-21 at 1:15 am, City of Carbondale police officers responded to the 500 block of South Illinois Avenue to a report of a stabbing. Officers located an adult male with multiple non-life threatening stab wounds. The victim was transported to the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale for medical treatment. Officers later identified the suspect as Commadore D. Jackson, age 30, of Murphysboro. Jackson fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival. Murphysboro police officers later located Jackson and arrested him. The investigation revealed the incident stemmed from a mutually agreed upon fight. Jackson was charged with Unlawful Use of Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Battery. Jackson was incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail. No other victims were located. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Police Department at 618-457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 618-549-COPS. The investigation into the incident is active and ongoing.
Commadore D. Jackson, 30, Murphysboro
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 457-3200. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab located on the main page of this website. Please help yourself, along with your county, its communities and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness, or have any information pertaining to, a crime. Cash rewards for information which leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does!