A former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to the 2020 killing of another soldier in retaliation for the victim's reporting of his marijuana has been sentenced to life in prison.
Judge Joe Huffman with his family Municipal Court Judge Joe Huffman was sworn in Tuesday, January 3, 2023, as a Judge for the Chatham County Recorder’s Court. The Honorable Hermann W. Coolidge, Jr., retired Chatham County State Court Judge and current Chief Judge of the City of Port Wentworth Municipal Court, presided over the ceremony
Army Specialist Austin Hawk was murdered in 2020 for reporting two fellow soldiers to his command for smoking marijuana. This is the story of how Hawk was murdered and how his killer and co-conspirator pleaded guilty to the crime.