This situation should have never gone this far. The guy who called Barney Fife should have been asked if he owned the property first. When he said, "No." then he should have been asked to contact the landowner to confirm there is not supposed to be anyone behind the locked gate. I am sure he had the landowner's phone number just like Marsh did. Once the landowner was contacted and confirmed Marsh had permission, this situation would have ended.
Absolutely no need to go in gun drawn and then ask questions later. Simple police common sense would have solved this but it seems like there is a lack of that in society today.
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