SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A WTOC exclusive update in the case of a former Savannah police detective– pleading guilty today to 8 separate felonies– involving perjury and violation of oath by a public officer.
The charges relate to her investigation into a murder case in Savannah from 2021, and since then, multiple other cases have been dropped.
Wood will serve 15 years of probation, with credit for time already served, under the following conditions:
- Relinquish POST certification and can no longer serve as an officer in Georgia
- Report to community supervision as instructed
- No alcohol or drugs
The maximum sentence Wood could have received was 60 years confinement. She received first offender status.
If all conditions are satisfied, there will be no record of conviction. However, the court could revoke her first offender status if a violation occurs and sentence her to the maximum sentence allowable by law…