The Man Who Spent Seven And A Half Years In Prison For Driving Drunk And Hitting And Killing Tennessee Representative Mike Locke Has Been Released From Prison. James Hamm Jr Was Released On Thursday. Locke’s Widow Debbie Had Petitioned For Years To Keep Hamm Behind Bars. Hamm Said At His August 2021 Hearing That Day Would Haunt Him Whether He Is Free Or Incarcerated.