But it turned out other issues intervened. Some problems arose at the youth center, so Adam only dropped by for a few minutes to be sure everything was okay. The police department had begun to keep close surveillance on the shelter and had told Mike to take no calls out of town for a few days, just to be safe. He assured Adam everything was under control and insisted the other man go on to deal with his work-related problems and not worry.
From then on, things moved quickly, but in unexpected directions. Within a week, Jake Tsosie and his two lieutenants who were over eighteen were jailed and held without bond. Several of the juveniles had also been arrested. There was not likely to be any more efforts at dog fighting for a while. That news made Mike’s fading bruises hurt a lot less. The
