Tobias Williams will spend the rest of his life behind bars in connection to the 2016 death of Fort Polk Capt. Jonathan Ellis.

On Tuesday, Williams was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder and 40 years for obstruction of justice for his role in the shooting death of Ellis.

Last month, a jury unanimously found Williams guilty of both charges. The shooter, Wanda Gordon, is serving 40 years for manslaughter after taking a guilty plea last year. William’s then-girlfriend Dominischa Smith was in court Tuesday for a bond reduction hearing. Smith was arrested shortly after William’s trial for perjury.

Testimony revealed that Gordon shot Ellis in the back of the head on the night of Sept. 19, 2016. Williams admitted to burning the body for about three days. Investigators would later find the charred bone fragments of Ellis in a burn pile on William’s property and two other locations behind his house.

Ellis’ abandoned truck and his cell phone, which had been sold, led investigators to Williams and Gordon.