Plea deals reached in cow graffiti case

Both father and son in the cow defacement case have entered into plea agreements that would see their felony charges lowered to misdemeanors.

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.

Patrick 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 alleged loss in value for the cattle of approximately $141,750.

On Monday, the day that his jury tria...