Upon first reading of the account of Mr Yantis's death AND the treatment of his wife, the only proper emotion for a real man is "outrage".
A "real man" believes every account that he reads?
Texan logic?
Travis
I believe the Deputies restrained Mrs. Yantis, causing her to have a heart attack.
I believe the Sheriff tried to downplay this event in his statement to the news media, inferring that the widow was NOT an eyewitness to the murder of her husband.
Working backward from those two FACTS, it makes the family's account believable.
It strains credibility to imagine a scenario where two armed Deputies felt LEGITIMATELY threatened by a rancher with a bolt action .204 [yeah, I have one] who had the rifle for a legitimate reason.
So, Yeah, it is OUTRAGEOUS on it's face.
What's even more outrageous is the knowledge that the two deputies will likely suffer no harmful consequences for their actions.
