An arrest warrant has been issued for Nathan O. Curtis, 48, of Muldrow, who has been charged with accessory to murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Derek Marshall, whose body was found in the Arkansas River in November.
According to an affidavit filed by Special Agent Christian Goode of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), there is probable cause to believe that Curtis allegedly assisted Danny Goad in disposing of Marshall’s body following the fatal shooting.
Goad was arrested Nov. 25 on a charge of first degree murder in Sequoyah County District Court.
Marshall’s body was recovered Nov. 14, 2025, by the Van Buren Police Department from the Arkansas River just south of Bekaert Road in Van Buren.
The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory later identified the victim and determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds, ruling the manner of death a homicide.
Investigators believe Marshall was killed the evening of Nov. 5.
The investigation led authorities to a property outside Muldrow owned by Jerry Pratt.
On Nov. 21, OSBI agents served a search warrant at Pratt’s residence, where they recovered a shell casing, projectiles and apparent blood evidence from a shop building on the property. Pratt was later arrested on co mplaints of accessory to murder, destruction of evidence and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony.
During interviews with OSBI agents, Pratt allegedly acknowledged that Marshall was killed inside his shop. Investigators also learned that a white 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck may have been used in connection with the crime.
Surveillance footage obtained from the Bekaert Corporation in Van Buren showed a white Ford pickup backing up to a location overlooking the Arkansas River around 9:03 p.m. on Nov. 6 and leaving the area about eight minutes later.
Authorities allege that on Dec. 2, Curtis admitted to agents that he was at a residence near Short the night after the homicide when a woman reported that a body had been inside Pratt’s shop for around 24 hours.
According to the affidavit, Curtis said he later rode in the pickup with Jason Quick and observed what appeared to be a body wrapped in a tarp in the bed of the truck.
Curtis allegedly told investigators that he and Quick drove to a remote area near the Arkansas River in Van Buren, a location they had previously visited to fish, where they carried the body down an embankment and placed it in the river before returning to Oklahoma.
The following day, the truck was reportedly left at a residence near Muldrow. A subsequent interview led agents to recover the vehicle, identified as a white 2004 Ford F-150, which appeared to match the truck seen in surveillance footage.
Associate District Judge Kyle Waters has set Curtis’ bond at $20,000, according to court documents.
