An Arizona jury has deadlocked, triggering a mistrial in the case of an Arizona rancher for the murder of an illegal immigrant shot while trespassing. George Alan Kelly, 75, of Santa Cruz County, AZ, is charged with second-degree murder in the January 30, 2023, shooting of Mexican national Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea. The jury began deliberations Thursday, but by Monday, it was clear no verdict was forthcoming. “Based upon the jury’s inability to reach a verdict on any count,” Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink said, “this case is in mistrial.”
Kelly had become increasingly fearful for the safety of himself and his family as large groups of illegal immigrants used his ranch as a thoroughfare from the border and their destination. US Border Patrol agents had frequently warned him of gangs carrying drugs across his 170-acre ranch. On the day in question, Kelly says he saw a group…
