An Arizona judge declared a mistrial in the case of a 75-year-old rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision came after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision following more than two full days of deliberation in the trial.
The rancher, George Alan Kelly, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea on January 30, 2023. Prosecutors alleged that Kelly recklessly fired shots from an AK-47 rifle toward a group of men, including Cuen-Buitimea, about 100 yards away on his cattle ranch. Kelly maintained that he fired warning shots in the air and did not shoot directly at anyone.
