(CBS4) – A 50-year-old Texas man has been convicted for hunting illegally in the Evergreen and Conifer area and will pay fines of more than $50,000. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Friday that Raymond

Muse pleaded guilty earlier this month to a felony charge of willful destruction of wildlife. He is from Chireno, Texas, a town in East Texas.

Raymond Muse (credit: Colorado Parks & Wildlife)

CPW officials say the case broke when an Evergreen resident found a headless elk on their property. That triggered an extensive investigation into Muse’s activities, which they learned about in part after getting a warrant to review photos and other information on a cellphone Muse left behind when he ran from police at the scene of an animal kill.

A Jefferson County judge sentenced muse to two years of probation and suspension of all hunting-related activities.

As part of their announcement, CPW shared…