An Arizona rancher charged with murder in the death of a Mexican national found shot on his border property is scheduled to face trial on Thursday after several delays.
The case of the State of Arizona v. George Alan Kelly is scheduled to begin jury selection at 8:30 a.m. local time on Thursday in Santa Cruz Superior Court, according to court records. The parties most recently had a pre-trial conference on Monday, in which they went over jury instructions.
Kelly, who is in his 70s, is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting death of 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen Buitimea, of Nogales, Mexico. Law enforcement found the man, later identified as Buitimea, shot to death on Kelly’s property near the U.S.-Mexico borde
Kelly, who called 911 several times that day for help, made national headlines after being charged with first-degree, premeditated murder and being held on $1 million bond for weeks.
Funny. Illegal to shoot an armed illegal. Shows who is running the country Guess putting snipers at the border is out huh ?
I would love to be one of the jurors In that case. Not guilty of any charge. They would never be capable of changing my mind.