RACINE – Unity Pledge March will take place on July 30. Spend your day from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. by taking a stand against the violence that’s occurred in Racine. Attendees are asked to wear yellow to the event. Numerous acts of violence have occurred in 2022 in the Racine community. The murder of […]
Tag: Brittany Booker
Brittany Booker Story: Jackson Charged with Killing Mother of 6
After more than a month on the run after he allegedly killed Brittany Booker, a mother of six, Terry Jackson was in court Thursday and charged with her murder. In total, he was charged in Racine County Circuit Court with 23 felonies, the most serious of which is the first-degree intentional homicide charge for Booker’s […]
Brittany Booker Story: Jackson arrested in Chicago
The man believed to have killed Brittany Booker last month was arrested Sunday morning in Chicago. In a press release issued Sunday morning, the Racine Police Department details the apprehension of Terry Jackson in Chicago. He is accused of attacking Booker and his ex-girlfriend with a hammer in February and fleeing the state before returning […]
Community leader’s husband dies following shooting outside bar after 2 a.m.
RACINE, WI – A 42-year-old man died and a 28-year-old woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting that happened at 2:40 a.m. Sunday morning. The incident happened in a parking lot near Mr. Kool Sports Bar in the 1300 block of Washington Avenue. The bar had only been open for two days. Officials with the […]
Brittany Booker Story: Crime Stoppers increases reward for Jackson arrest to $5k
Crime Stoppers of Racine County announced Tuesday that the reward for information leading to the arrest of Terry Jackson for the shooting death of Brittany Booker has increased from $2,000 to $5,000 thanks to the generosity of a private donor. Just over two weeks has passed since police say Jackson shot Booker in her car […]
The Brittany Booker Story: Police release photos of Jackson to aide in his capture
The Racine Police Department Friday afternoon released three photos of Terry Lee Jackson from different angles and in various clothing and locations, hoping someone will see him and alert authorities. Jackson is accused of first assaulting his ex-girlfriend on February 20, attacking her and Brittany Booker with a hammer on February 27, and killing Booker […]
Brittany Booker story: Witness recounts night of hammer attack
The February night Brittany Booker and her friend were allegedly attacked with a hammer by Terry Lee Jackson was an ordinary Sunday at George’s Tavern. Football season ended a few weeks before, so the crowd that generally filled the seats throughout the bar to cheer for the Green Bay Packers was whittled down to just […]
Prayer Vigil held for Brittany Booker: “Stop the Violence”
People made signs with pleas for justice to accompany the balloons in honor of Brittany. –Pink balloons were everywhere, including hearts, stars and the letter B as loved ones brought them to be released at the end of the vigil. –Kelly Scroggins-Powell organized the vigil spoke on behalf of Brittany’s mother, Gale, who “said she’s […]
Brittany Booker Story: 2 women drove homicide suspect to Texas to evade capture
RACINE, WI – Two Racine women face up to 10 years in prison for their roles in driving Terry Lee Jackson to Texas after he tried in February to kill his ex-girlfriend and Brittany Booker with a hammer. Jackson is also suspected of shooting Booker to death in her car on April 24, and police are actively […]
Brittany Booker Story: Woman Charged with Protecting Homicide Suspect, Driving Him to Chicago
Racine police say the woman arrested Monday was not only in a sexual relationship with the man accused of killing Brittany Booker, but she also drove him to his mother’s house in Chicago after he killed Booker. Diamond Hood was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of harboring or aiding […]
Brittany Booker update: woman arrested for harboring fugitive, video from morning of her death
A woman was booked into the Racine County Jail with a single charge of harboring a fugitive/felon, and video of Jackson leaving Booker’s home with her the morning of her death has been made public. According to a post to the Racine County News/Scanner Group on Facebook and a story by CBS 58 News, a […]
Reward offered, donations continue, prayer vigil moved for Brittany Booker
Terry Lee Jackson, the man accused of attacking Brittany Booker in February and then killing her Sunday morning, remains at large. The Racine Police Department and the U.S. Marshals office have asked for the public’s help finding him. To that end, Crime Stoppers of Racine County is offering up to $2,000 for information that leads […]
Police: Homicide Suspect Jackson Eluded Capture by Going into Hiding, Moving Frequently
Racine police say Terry Lee Jackson, the man suspected of killing Brittany Booker Sunday morning, has eluded capture since he allegedly assaulted Booker in February by hiding and moving frequently. Booker was killed Sunday morning sometime before 9:30 a.m. when officers were first called to the 1300 block of Villa Street for a report of […]
Police Search for Man Suspected of Killing Racine’s Brittany Booker, Mother of 6
Racine police are asking for the public’s help finding Terry Lee Jackson, Jr., a man suspected of killing Brittany Booker, a mother of six with deep ties throughout the Racine community. According to a press release from RPD, officers were called at 9:30 a.m. Sunday to the 1300 block of Villa Street for a report […]