A Crossville man has lost his hunting privileges for one year and ordered for fork over $10,000. 56 year-old Timothy C. Copeland pleaded guilty in Campbell County general sessions court to four charges pertaining to the illegal killing of a bull elk in October.

Copeland wass charged with shooting from a public road, hunting from a motor vehicle, hunting in a closed area and possession of illegally killed big game.

TWRA says Copeland was drawn to hunt in Elk Zone 5 but harvested the animal in Elk Zone 2 in violation of his permit. It requires hunters to stay within their drawn zone.

After the kill, Copeland and two observers took the animal to NCWMA headquarters for analysis by TWRA. Biologists became concerned when Copeland could not produce accurate GPS coordinates or identify the location where the kill was made.

In a plea deal, Copeland was ordered to pay court costs of $325.50 in addition to $9,750 in restitution for the bull elk. His privileges to hunt in Tennessee have been revoked for one year. Copeland is also reportedly not allowed to enter the TWRA elk hunt lottery for 10 years.