Judge dismisses murder case vs.Southern Az rancher, ruling out retrial

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kino Springs resident George Alan Kelly, who was charged with second-degree murder. Tuesday’s decision marks an especially strong conclusion to the Kelly case, with Judge Thomas Fink preliminarily dismissing the case, ruling that it cannot be retried. In his ruling, Fink noted […]

George Kelly: Prosecutors will not re-try Arizona rancher accused of murder

Phoenix – Prosecutors say they will. Do not retry Arizona rancher George Kelly has been charged in the shooting death of a man near the Mexican border. Kelly75 years old, Charged with second-degree murder The decision comes one week after the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Kueng Buitimere. The judgment was declared invalid. The […]

Jury still out in trial of Arizona rancher | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

PHOENIX — A southern Arizona jury will resume deliberations Monday in the trial of a rancher accused of shooting and killing an unarmed migrant on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge Thomas Fink sent the jurors home for the weekend after they were unable to reach a verdict on Friday. Following a nearly month-long […]

EDITORIAL: Justice for Arizona rancher George Kelly

opinion: The left's fight over the right to self-defense suffered a major setback on Monday when prosecutors in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, decided to drop charges against 75-year-old rancher George Alan Kelly after disagreeing verdicts dismissed his murder conviction. In Democratic jurisdictions across the country, left-leaning prosecutors side with the lawless and make an example […]