Martavious Arnez Gross, Shooting During Road Rage, Oklahoma 2020

A 23-year-old man from Lawton, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to serve a decade in federal prison for his role in a road rage shooting incident on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike.

MARTAVIOUS ARNEZ GROSS, 23, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm during a road rage incident on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike while subject to a domestic violence protective order.

The incident occurred on December 11, 2019, when Gross was riding in a vehicle driven by co-defendant, Nathan R. Rollins, Jr.

According to court documents and public record, Rollins and Gross believed they were cut off by another driver on the turnpike and they caught up to the other vehicle.

Gross rolled down his window, yelled at the other driver, made obscene gestures, brandished a firearm for the driver of the other vehicle to see, and then fired at the vehicle with the handgun.

A responding Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper located Rollins’ vehicle, clocking in at 106 miles per hour, and subsequently arrested both Gross and Rollins.

During the stop, law enforcement found the handgun that was fired in the incident by Gross, an AR-15 rifle loaded with a high capacity magazine, two black masks, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton sentenced Gross to serve 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

In imposing the sentence, Judge Heaton noted the serious nature of the offense conduct and Gross’ significant history of violence against domestic partners and law enforcement officers.

Judge Heaton had previously sentenced co-defendant Rollins to serve 120 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm after a prior felony conviction.

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