MARSHALL — A Russell man charged with shooting a deer from his vehicle pleaded guilty this week to unlawful transportation of wild animals, Lyon County court records said. Shawn Andrew Peterson, 56, received two years probation and had his hunting license suspended for three years, court records said.

Peterson appeared in Lyon County District Court Tuesday on charges of unlawful transportation of wild animals, discharging a firearm from a public highway, trespassing and transporting a loaded firearm. A criminal complaint alleged that last fall, a Lyon County resident reported seeing a pickup truck chasing a deer along 40th Avenue.

The driver of the pickup allegedly rolled down the window and shot the deer, the complaint said. A witness reported seeing Peterson and a second person run out into a field to retrieve the deer, the complaint said. The complaint alleged Peterson told law enforcement that he did not have permission to hunt in the area where the deer was shot.

At Tuesday’s hearing, Peterson pleaded guilty to unlawful transportation of wild animals, a gross misdemeanor. Court records said Peterson received a stayed sentence of 364 days in jail, a $500 fine, and two years probation. Peterson was also ordered to pay $500 restitution and forfeit the gun that was used in the incident. His hunting license would be suspended for three years, court records said.

The additional charges against Peterson were dismissed, court records said.