50-year prison sentence for Quapaw Nation member for murder

(Northern District of Oklahoma) — Today, U.S. District Judge J. Phillip Calabrese sentenced 21-year-old Josiah Gammill to 604 months (50 years, 4 months) imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release for Murder in the Second Degree.

According to court documents, in March 2021, Gammill was driving with Hunter Majors. They pulled off the side of a back road to use the restroom. Gammill retrieved a shotgun from the trunk of the car, shot Hunter twice, and left him to die. Gammill drove to a park and attempted to dispose of the shotgun and burn his clothes. Officers found Gammill hiding out at a hotel. After a search of Gammill’s phone, officers found a message bragging that he “wiped Hunter off the face of the earth.”

Gamill is a citizen of the Quapaw Nation and the victim was a citizen of the Choctaw Nation. Gamill will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The FBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Craig County Sheriff’s Office, and Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan Roberts and Niko Boulieris prosecuted the case.