Fort Hall man sentenced for second degree murder

Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced Tuesday 30-year-old Demetrius Anthony Gomez of Fort Hall was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Gomez’s prison sentence will be followed by five years of supervised released for second degree murder.

Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Gomez to pay a $5,000 fine.

A jury found Gomez guilty of one count of second degree murder back on January 5, 2017.

Evidence at trial showed that on May 9, 2016, Gomez was at a residence along with some friends and family. At the residence, he shot and killed his cousin at close range with a sawed off shotgun. He did so deliberately, intentionally, and unprovoked. He then took steps to hide the body and conceal the murder from law enforcement.

The case was investigated by the Fort Hall Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.