Brooke Butler

4 days ago | wjcl.com | Brooke Butler

Westbound President Street in Savannah is closed at Truman Parkway due to a damaged railroad crossing.According to city leaders, repairs are estimated to be completed and the road should be reopened by 11:30 a.m.No further information was provided. Westbound President Street in Savannah is closed at Truman Parkway due to a damaged railroad crossing.

5 days ago | wjcl.com | Brooke Butler

NEW AT 6... THE GEORGIA - GENERAL - ASSEMBLY ... TAKING NEW STEPS TO ADDRESS - GANG- RELATED VIOLENCE. LAWMAKERS ... APPROVED MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS ... TO FUND A NEW GANG PROSECUTOR ... AND INVESTIGATOR ... DEDICATED TO JUST THE SAVANNAH AREA. WJCL 22 NEWS BROOKE - BUTLER ... JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO. SIMILAR - MODELS ... HAVE BEEN USED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. YEAH AND ITS BEEN EFFECTIVE FOR INSTANCE - IN AUGUSTA - THE MODEL RESULTED IN A 333-COUNT INDICTMENT...

1 week ago | wjcl.com | Brooke Butler

The man charged in connection with the deadly 2022 Memorial Day weekend boat crash on the Wilmington River had another pretrial motions hearing Tuesday. Mark Stegall faces 10 counts of homicide by vessel in the first degree, six counts of serious injury by vessel, boating under the influence less safe and reckless operation.

1 week ago | wjcl.com | Brooke Butler

Two women who were employed at Smith State Prison in Glennville have been arrested and charged. The Georgia Department of Corrections said Kristen Pearson was a corrections officer at Smith State Prison. Pearson was arrested on March 26 and charged with violation of oath by a public officer and sexual assault by a corrections employee. The GDC said Pearson was terminated from Smith State Prison the day after her arrest on March 27. Pearson's bond was set at $10,000.

1 week ago | wjcl.com | Brooke Butler

Two women who were employed at Smith State Prison in Glennville, Georgia, have been arrested and charged.The Georgia Department of Corrections said Kristen Pearson was a corrections officer at Smith State Prison. Pearson was arrested on March 26 and charged with violation of oath by a public officer and sexual assault by a corrections employee. The GDC said Pearson was terminated from Smith State Prison the day after her arrest on March 27, 2025. Pearson's bond was set at $10,000.