Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Gwynn, shown here as an Army private in 2019, was convicted at a general court-martial this week.
A Florida soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to eight months in military confinement after admitting he secretly recorded two people without their consent.
Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Gwynn, 26, of Palmetto, Florida, pleaded guilty at a general court-martial on June 2, 2026, to two counts of indecent visual recording, a crime under military law that involves recording another person’s private areas without permission when they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
The Army said Gwynn’s offenses occurred in or near Hinesville, Georgia, between Dec. 25, 2024, and May 25, 2025. Court records show the recordings involved two separate victims — one male and one female.
As part of a plea agreement, Gwynn admitted guilt to both offenses. A military judge sentenced him to reduction in rank from staff sergeant to private (E-1), eight months of confinement, and a bad-conduct discharge. According to the Army, the sentence was consistent with the terms of the plea agreement.
At the time of the offenses, Gwynn was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion, a Fort Stewart unit that falls under the 3rd Infantry Division’s artillery brigade.
The charge sheet alleges that Gwynn knowingly made recordings of the victims’ private areas without their consent while they were in circumstances where they reasonably expected privacy. The Army has not publicly released additional details about how the recordings were made or the relationship between Gwynn and the victims.
Because the alleged misconduct occurred in the Hinesville area, The Salty Soldier reviewed Liberty County court records to determine whether civilian authorities had also filed criminal charges. No publicly available Liberty County criminal case related to the indecent recording allegations was located.
The only court case identified under Gwynn’s name was a 2022 traffic matter involving an alleged window-tint violation. That case was closed shortly after it was filed. The absence of a public criminal case does not necessarily mean local authorities did not investigate the matter, as offenses involving service members are often handled entirely within the military justice system.
Public records reviewed by The Salty Soldier identify Gwynn as Thomas James Gwynn. Those records list Palmetto, Florida, as his city of residence, consistent with information independently confirmed through Army records.
The conviction will leave Gwynn with a federal criminal conviction under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and a punitive discharge from the Army, ending his military career.
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