A 30-year-old Gillette man accused of fatally shooting a yearling cow for its meat and then damaging a backhoe after disposing of the remains has been charged with two felony counts of destruction of property. Justin Epley was charged after deputies were tipped off that cow remains were found in the basement of a home where he rented a room. Investigators say they found the rear legs of a cow hanging from the ceiling and knives near the cow parts. They also found unwrapped meat in a freezer. Epley is accused of shooting the cow and disposing of its remains with a backhoe. Authorities say he then put the backhoe into drive and sent it into a ditch. The cow carcass and backhoe were found Sept. 4.
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