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| Samuel Carter, left, and Brent Curnow, wait for their case to be called before Boulder District Judge Roxanne Bailin. (Photo Cliff Grassmick) |
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| Attorneys, Marc Colin, top left, and, Patrick Mulligan, walk out of the Boulder County Justice Center with clients, ex-Boulder police officers Samuel Carter, center and Brent Curnow. (Photo Cliff Grassmick) |
Sam Carter, 36, and Brent Curnow, 38 had both of their trials set for the week of Oct. 14 with attorneys anticipating a motion will be filed to try both of the cases as one. Attorneys for both sides said they expect the trial to take about two weeks.
They are also set for a motions hearing on Sept. 4.
Carter and Curnow are each charged with two counts of tampering with physical evidence, a Class 6 felony, one count of forgery, a Class 5 felony, and one count of attempting to influence a public official, a Class 4 felony.
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| A photo of "Big Boy", the name given by residents who enjoyed seeing him year after year in the neighborhood |
They also face misdemeanor counts of first-degree official misconduct, illegal possession of a trophy elk with a Samson Law surcharge, conspiracy to commit illegal possession of wildlife, unlawfully taking of a big game animal out of season, and unlawful use of an electronic communication device to unlawfully take wildlife.
According to an arrest affidavit, Carter -- while on duty -- shot and killed the elk near Mapleton Avenue and Ninth Street on Jan. 1. Curnow -- who was scheduled to be on duty but had called in sick that day -- then arrived in his pickup truck to haul away the carcass.
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| Shameful: When you tarnish one badge, you tarnish them all. |
While Carter told police he shot the elk because he saw it was injured, a necropsy revealed no evidence of a prior injury to the elk, and dispatch records show Carter did not report the shooting.
Text-messaging records also show conversations about killing the elk between Carter and Curnow almost 20 hours before the shooting.
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| "Elk are a part of nature and nature is a very special thing on earth and it [is] really sad that elk died and whatever police officer did [it] made a really bad [decision] and should be arrested and ashamed." |
Carter and Curnow resigned after an internal investigation was launched by the Boulder Police Department.
Both men are free on $20,000 personal recognizance bonds.
(Daily Camera - May 31, 2013)
Earlier:
- Internal report: No other Boulder police officers aware of cops' plans to kill Mapleton Elk
- Boulder officers arrested, accused of plotting 'trophy' kill of Mapleton elk
- Boulder police suspend 2 officers over Mapleton elk shooting, sheriff launches probe
- Off-duty Boulder officer in elk shooting had called in sick, operates taxidermy website
- Boulder chief on elk shooting: 'If that officer needs to be fired, I assure you he will be fired'
- Evans: "It's not about the elk"
- Boulder cop's text hours before shooting Mapleton elk: 'He's gonna die'
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