I just knew reading this there would be a horror story in there somewhere....glad it didn't turn out that way. Small town cops seem to have a little more common sense sometimes when it comes to things like this.
good job Childress PD I might even go as far as to write a letter to the Chief and city manager to make them aware that they've got a good one and they should hang on to him.
(Just be glad your wife didn't get pulled over in Canton OH when she forgot to show her CHL)