BOULDER — From the moment a photo of a dead elk surfaced more than a year ago, the Boulder community has been captivated by the animal’s fate and the hunt for what really happened on Mapleton Hill on Jan. 1, 2013.
After just a few hours of deliberation Tuesday, a Boulder County jury came to the same conclusion investigators did: Then-police officer Sam Carter plotted the kill and used his badge to try to cover it up.
Carter was found guilty on all nine counts — including four felonies — filed against him after a weeklong trial.
Prosecutors say Carter shot the trophy elk in the residential area while on duty — without reporting that he’d fired his weapon — then claimed the animal had been injured and needed to be put down. Text messages showed he had planned the kill.
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