Boulder, Colorado Police Officer Sam Carter poses with the elk he and Officer Brent Curnow allegedly conspired to shoot. Carter and Curnow were arrested Jan. 18, and face felony counts including tampering with evidence, plus misdemeanor hunting charges. If convicted, they could lose their police certifications. (AP Photo/Courtesy Lara Koenig via The Daily Camera)
Affidavit: Cop told others he planned to kill elk
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A court document alleges that a Boulder police officer charged with poaching an elk and tampering with evidence told other officers a week beforehand that he planned to kill the animal.
The Boulder Daily Camera reported Sunday (http://tinyurl.com/b9spk2k ) that an arrest warrant affidavit accused officer Sam Carter of mentioning a plan to kill the elk during a routine shift briefing on Dec. 26.
The elk was shot on Jan. 1.
Carter and officer Brent Curnow face charges including forgery, tampering with physical evidence, illegally killing a trophy elk and killing an elk out of season.
Both are on unpaid leave. No phone listing could be found for either.
Carter allegedly told investigators the elk looked like it needed to be killed because of an injury. A resident has disputed that.
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Information from: Daily Camera, http://www.dailycamera.com/
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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