For the first few minutes after he had arrived at the hospital, Keith could deal with nothing but the apologizing farmer.

Dale Renner – proprietor of Renner Farms northeast of Stockard Creek – had practically been hyperventilating when Keith first walked into the clinic’s emergency room after being called by his officers. He was a quintessential cowboy with his old jeans and boots, a giant, silver belt buckle, a flannel shirt tucked into his jeans – which were ...