Not to jump to conclusions, but the lawyer seems like a manipulative SOB who rather than try to get along with this neighbors, did everything he could to antagonize them. This includes charging the victim a boarding fee when the bull came on his property. He also had a restraining order on the victim so he couldn't legally retrieve the animal. I bet all of this neighbors would like to beat this guy with a stick. On the bright side, a murder trial will cost him considerably more than the fence would have.
The judge who granted the restraining order knew what he was doing. No doubt he's not terribly popular with the neighbors out there. Most likely he is planning to move to some other place.