Retrial decision pending in rancher’s murder case

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15, ARIZONA. >> LET'S HEAD TO NOGALES NOW. PROSECUTORS HAVE A BIG DECISION AHEAD. SHOULD THEY TRY AGAIN TO CONVICT REENTER GEORGE ALAN KELLY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, EVEN AFTER A JURY COULD NOT AGREE ON A VERDICT. KGUN NINE'S CRAIG SMITH WAS IN NOGALES AS THE MISTRIAL DECISION CAME DOWN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE CASE THAT WAS AND THE KEYS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN THE FUTURE. >> GEORGE ALLEN KELLY'S CASE IS NOT OVER YET. EVEN AFTER A TRIAL THAT TOOK 4 WEEKS, JURORS COULD NOT AGREE WHETHER HE WAS GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY OF KILLING A MEXICAN NATIONAL CROSSING HIS RANCH. SO NOW PROSECUTORS HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO TRY ANOTHER TRIAL. GEORGE ALAN KELLY LEFT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURTHOUSE KNOWING THAT WITHOUT A FIRM VERDICT TO SETTLE THE CHARGES HE COULD FACE ANOTHER TRIAL IS WHAT IT IS. >> THEY WILL BE WHAT IT WILL WE WILL BE I WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR IT. >> I WILL STOP. KELLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE STEPPED OUT ON HIS PATIO AND FIRED SHOTS FROM AN AK 47 RIFLE AFTER HE HEARD THE GUNSHOTS SAW ARMED MEN ON HIS RANCH AND FIRED OVER THEIR HEADS TO DRIVE THEM OFF. LATER, HE FOUND THE BODY OF GABRIEL CUEN-BUITIMEA MORE THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE HOUSE. THE BULLET THAT KILLED THE MAN PASSED THROUGH HIM. IT WAS NEVER RECOVERED FOR TESTED. WOULD REVEAL IF IT CAME FROM KELLY'S GUN. KELLY'S DEFENSE TEAM SUGGESTED SOMEONE ELSE KILLED. THE MAN MAY BE BORDER BANDIT WHO KILLED TO STEAL MONEY OR DRUGS. INVESTIGATORS TESTIFIED QUINN BUTA MAY AS WOUND WAS CONSISTENT WITH A BULLET FIRED FROM NEAR KELLY'S HOUSE. THEY SAID KELLY MADE INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF INTRUDERS AND WHETHER THEY HAD GUNS OR NOT. AFTER ABOUT 2 AND A HALF DAYS OF CONSIDERING THE CASE, JURORS CONVINCE JUDGE THOMAS FINK THEY COULD NOT AGREE ON A VERDICT. HE DECLARED A MISTRIAL. DEFENSE ATTORNEY KATHY LOWE SAYS WHEN SHE TALKED TO JURORS AFTERWARDS, THEY TOLD HER THE DEFENSE WAS CLOSE TO WINNING A NOT GUILTY VERDICT. THERE WAS ONE HOLDOUT FORGIVABLE THE RED. WHAT I THAT NOT WANT FEEL CAPABLE TO HELP THE A FAMILY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEXICAN CONSULATE WERE AT THE TRIAL. >> THEY SAY THEY HOPE PROSECUTORS WILL TRY AGAIN TO CONVICT GEORGE ALAN KELLY.
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Channel: KGUN9
Views: 19,341
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Keywords: Border, Craig Smith, Cuen Buitema, George Alan Kelly, KGUN9, Mistrial, Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Wanda Kelly, hung jury, murder, rancher
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Length: 2min 7sec (127 seconds)
Published: Wed Apr 24 2024
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