A former Army soldier pleaded guilty to killing another soldier who reported his friend to his superiors for drug use, prosecutors said.
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Booker plotted Hawk's death with another soldier, Jordan Brown, 21, after Hawk reported Brown to superiors for smoking marijuana, prosecutors said. in cold blood in retaliation for that soldier performing his duties as a service member," said U.S. Attorney Estes, himself a retired U.S. Army Colonel. Hawk was stabbed 40 times, officials said, including a gash to the throat. He was found dead in his room the next day. During the killing, the men got into a struggle and made so much notice that Brown, who was one floor below, could hear furniture moving, prosecutors said.
Booker, a former sergeant who had already been honorably discharged, spoke with Brown over the phone about Hawk. By reporting his drug use, Brown believed Hawk"had cost him his position in the Army, his paycheck, his housing, and possibly his relationship with his father," prosecutors said.
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