<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An underworld figure has been found guilty of orchestrating the sniper-style assassination of a former friend-turned-rival </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bikie-gangs" rel="" target="_blank" title="bikie"><span>bikie</span></a><span> boss.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>David Pye, 43, stood trial in 2025 charged with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/murder" rel="" target="_blank" title="murder"><span>murder</span></a><span> over the December 2020 slaying of senior Rebels bikie Nick Martin at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="_blank" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span> Motorplex.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pye hired an ex-army reservist, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to carry out the public assassination.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/eric-dane-dead-greys-anatomy-euphoria-star-dies-53-als-motor-neurone-disease/bdaa156d-83d2-4c46-a545-41cc6060f3fc" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria star Eric Dane dies aged 53</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="West Australian"><span>West Australian</span></a><span> Supreme </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/court" rel="" target="_blank" title="Court"><span>Court</span></a><span> Justice Joseph McGrath today found the bikie guilty on all six of his charges, which included murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pye paid the gunman $100,000 to carry out the hit on his one-time ally, after the relationship between the two bikies soured when Pye defected from the Rebels to the Comancheros.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The shooter, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to murder, used a .308-calibre rifle to target Martin 365 metres away while he sat with his loved ones in a spectator area at the racetrack.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nick-martin-murder-david-pye-perth-underworld/086a21c6-108f-4e81-b4d6-1d2aca72c52c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bullet travelled through Martin's body and exited from his lower back before striking another man in his arm, seriously injuring him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court was told the assassin later received a message from Pye that consisted of two coffin emojis and a hand clap emoji.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/james-tsindos-coroner-unsure-if-boys-death-after-eating-burrito-bowl-was-preventable/960ef8d5-76b6-4b9c-b2b0-9432f62eee5f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Coroner unsure if boy's death after eating burrito bowl was preventable</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"One dead, one serious," Pye said to the shooter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pye faced a judge-alone trial in the West Australian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to six charges, including murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sniper gave evidence at the trial that he visited Pye's home after the shooting, where his cash payment for killing Martin was waiting for him in a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/woolworths" rel="" target="_blank" title="Woolworths"><span>Woolworths</span></a><span> bag, but only found half of the $100,000 cash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pye replied with words to the effect of "the other person didn't put in - it is what it is".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>AS IT HAPPENED:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-live-updates-latest-news-headlines/9fe3f636-cf46-4094-97aa-04f98f733ac2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Where the bodies are buried': Andrew arrest could bring down others</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the trial, the assassin said Pye was the "dodgiest person I knew" and said Pye had told him he wanted to "blow holes" in Martin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trained marksman confirmed he described his hit on the bikie boss as a "community service", saying it was "probably my state of mind, yes".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pye's barrister, David Hallowes SC, argued the shooter was a liar and the bikie never asked him to kill Martin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutors also said Pye offered to pay the same shooter to murder his ex-girlfriend and another bikie, but their killings never eventuated.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></p></li></ul></div></div>