I think that when the charge is aggravated assault, and the guy filing the charge is credible, most sheriffs stop giving a hoot about local reputation--because that sort of thing is just doggone SERIOUS. It kinda ruins whatever good rep you had prior to said incident.
That is what I was saying all along. If your gonna go around talking about protecting your Rights and property with guns, you should be very careful not to misuse them against the other citizens in the community.
My attitude is that citizens should feel protected by a gun wearing Patriot, they should not feel threatened. That is why Cooper's work is meaningless in light of his last acts. It is against everything that the Founding Fathers were about.