Missing boy Gus Lamont's grandparent barges reporter to the ground in courthouse media scuffle after she was sentenced over weapons charge

By CHARLOTTE KARP, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 05:24, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 05:24, 12 June 2026 The grandparent of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has been filmed in a scuffle with TV reporters outside court, elbowing one journalist and knocking another to the ground. Josie Murray faced Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday, where she was sentenced after pleading guilty to acquiring, owning or possessing a sound moderator - a device more commonly known as a gun silencer or suppressor. The 75-year-old was charged in February - in the midst of the hunt for the missing youngster - and she entered her plea in writing ahead of Friday's sentencing hearing. The device was found on the property on January 15 during the massive police search for Gus, who disappeared from Murray's property near Yunta on September 27. She was fined $10,500 and banned from owning firearms for five years. Outside court, reporters asked Murray if she was 'pleased' with the outcome, whether she was hopeful Gus would be found, and whether she wanted to say anything about Gus. She declined to comment as she made her way to a waiting vehicle, shoving outgoing Channel 7 reporter Hannah Foord into ABC reporter Eva Blandis, who fell to the ground. Murray got in the backseat of a white utility, dropped her phone on the vehicle's running board, and left it there as the vehicle drove off.  Josie Murray is pictured leaving the Adelaide Magistrates Court in Adelaide on Friday Gus Lamont's grandparent, Josie Murray, elbowed a TV reporter outside court (pictured) The elbowing caused a chain reaction, causing an ABC reporter to fall to the ground Her wife, Shannon, was nowhere to be seen.   Instead, she was supported in court by close friend Bill Harbison, who spoke to the media on behalf of the family when Gus first disappeared. The court was told Murray had owned the silencer legally for several years but did not inform authorities she had it when the law changed in 2017, requiring permission. Murray's lawyer Andy Ey said it had been a 'very difficult time' for his client. 'To address the elephant in the room, this has been an extremely difficult time for her family - her grandson went missing last year,' he said. 'This is a serious matter, but it is not some James Bond movie where a villain or assassin is walking around corners taking out targets with barely the whisper of a gun.' Gus was last seen playing in a pile of sand outside the homestead on September 27 last year.  It has become one of the country's most complex and closely watched investigations. Gus Lamont (pictured) was last seen playing outside Oak Park Station homestead, owned by his maternal Grandparents , near Yunta in South Australia in September 27 last year Detectives and specialist STAR Group officers returned to Oak Park Station in May Police declared the case a major crime investigation and ruled out an abduction by a stranger when they said one of Gus's extended family was now a suspect. No arrests have been made or charges laid in connection with Gus's disappearance.    Gus's parents, who are separated, issued a united statement earlier this year describing how their lives had been shattered by their son's disappearance. 'Every moment without him is unbearable. We know someone out there may have information,' the couple said. 'If someone knows what happened, we are pleading with that person - or anyone who may have seen or heard anything - to please come forward.  'Even the smallest detail could give us the answers we so desperately need.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.