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- George Alan Kelly is accused of shooting and sidesplitting a Mexican man
- The antheral was crossing done Kelly's Arizona spot with a group
- A justice declared a mistrial aft jurors couldn't scope a decision
(NewsNation) — Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly will not look charges again aft a assemblage failed to scope a verdict successful his execution lawsuit and the justice declared a mistrial.
Kelly, 75, was charged successful transportation to the fatal shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, an unarmed migrant, connected his spot adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border. Kelly faced second-degree execution and aggravated battle charges related to the Jan. 30, 2023, killing.
A proceeding volition beryllium acceptable to determine if the lawsuit volition beryllium dismissed without prejudice.
Cuen-Buitimea, 48, lived conscionable southbound of the borderline successful Nogales, Mexico. Court records amusement Cuen-Buitimea had antecedently entered the U.S. illegally respective times and was deported, astir precocious successful 2016.
Cuen-Buitimea was successful a radical of men that Kelly encountered connected his property. Prosecutor Mike Jette said Kelly recklessly fired an AK-47 firearm toward the radical that was astir 100 yards away.
Kelly said helium fired informing shots successful the air, but helium didn’t sprout straight astatine anyone, explaining that helium feared for his information and that of his woman and property.
“He says helium changeable 100 yards implicit their heads. But helium ne'er told instrumentality enforcement that helium was successful fearfulness of his life,” Jette said successful closing arguments.
Kelly fired 9 shots toward the group, according to Jette, who said Cuen-Buitimea suffered 3 breached ribs and a severed aorta.
Kelly discovered the assemblage aft detectives scoured the area, but nary slug was ever recovered.
The different migrants connected Kelly’s ranch successful 2023 weren’t injured and managed to flight backmost to Mexico.
The proceedings started March 22 and included jurors visiting Kelly’s astir 170-acre cattle ranch successful Nogales, Arizona.
Earlier successful proceedings, Kelly rejected an statement with prosecutors that would person reduced the complaint to 1 number of negligent homicide if helium pleaded guilty.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
