A Tate County man has been ordered to serve prison time for his role in a 2024 sexual battery case.
Documents from the Tate County Circuit Clerk’s Office show Austin Scott Hudspeth, 19, of Coldwater, was sentenced to 15 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and five years post-release supervision after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual battery of a child under 14 with defendant 24 months older than victim.
Hudspeth had another count of the same crime remanded to the file.
A report from the Tate County Sheriff’s Office states investigators opened a review of the case after receiving a complaint regarding the sexual assault of a minor.
Hudspeth was taken into custody in April 2024 and transported to the Tate County Jail where he was detained under a $125,000 bond.
