KIMBALL, Neb. (AP) — A Wyoming man convicted of killing a Colorado man whose body was found in western Nebraska faces a sentence of life in prison.

Vencil Ash III, of Cheyenne, Wyo., was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this month in Kimball County District Court. He was charged with killing Ryan Guitron, of Fort Collins, Colo., in 2003. His remains were found at an abandoned farm near Bushnell in 2010.

The attorney general’s office, which prosecuted the case, didn’t pursue the death penalty and Ash will receive life in prison. Sentencing is Aug. 21.

Authorities believe Ash took Guitron to an abandoned farm, shot him and buried him in a woodpile.

Ash’s girlfriend, Kelly Meehan, is also charged with first-degree murder. Her case is pending.