Dylan Zuber Pleads Guilty To Illegally Hunting Big Game Animals After Colorado Poaching Investigation – CBS Denver

GRAND JUNCTION, CO (CBS4) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife introduced Monday {that a} poaching investigation has led to a plea cope with a Colorado man who confronted 20 counts of wildlife violations. Dylan Zuber, 23, of Grand Junction has pleaded responsible to 1 rely every of willful destruction of wildlife, unlawful possession of three or extra large sport animals and searching with a man-made gentle and has paid $3,360.50 in fines in accordance with CPW. The plea deal got here after Zuber was charged with 20 counts of varied violations in Mesa County Court docket on July 26.

Dylan Zuber (credit score: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

The investigation started in June of 2020 when CPW Wildlife Officer Zac Chrisman obtained data that alleged that Zuber and a buddy had poached a buck and doe mule deer on Piñon Mesa. In response to CPW, officers have been capable of find the carcasses of each deer together with a number of extra unlawful animals in the course of the course of the investigation.

“I wish to thank the Mesa County District Lawyer’s Workplace for his or her laborious work and dedication on this necessary case,” Chrisman mentioned. “Poachers who steal wildlife from law-abiding residents is not going to be tolerated.”

A choose in Mesa County sentenced Zuber to a four-year deferred judgment on the felony cost of willful destruction of wildlife which incorporates Zuber being prohibited from searching or possessing firearms. The deferred judgment additionally consists of 50 hours of neighborhood service.

As well as, the conviction makes Zuber eligible to be suspended of all searching, fishing and trapping privileges in Colorado and 47 different states within the Wildlife Violator Compact. A CPW listening to examiner will make a willpower on the attainable suspension at a later date.

As a part of the adjudication of the legal case, Zuber was ordered to donate $2,500 to Colorado Operation Sport Thief and pay the $3,360.50 in fines and court docket prices.

CPW advises the general public that in the event that they see a poaching incident, they need to report it. Anybody seeking to report poaching crimes can name 1-877-COLO-OGT or electronic mail sport.thief@state.co.us