Charges refiled in cattle marking incident

Charges have been refiled for the case in which two ranchers are accused of using bleach to paint markings, including drawings of penises, on a total of 189 cows and six bulls belonging to their neighbor.

Father-son duo Sean and Tucker Carroll claimed their actions were intended to bring their neighbor's attention to the problem of broken fences that weren't being fixed quickly enough.

The markings led to an estimated loss in value for the cattle of $141,750.

The original case was filed last fall, but later dismissed when the 6th Judicial Circuit Court found that the testimony given in co...