Prosecutors Won’t Seek New Trial Against Rancher Accused of Murder

Southern Arizona prosecutors announced on April 29 that they are not looking for a retrial against a rancher in the death of a Mexican illegal immigrant on his border property. Arizona Superior Court Clerk Juan Guzman told The Epoch Times in a summary of the hearing that Santa Cruz County Chief Deputy Attorney Kimberly Hunley, who represented the state in the hearing, announced that they would not pursue a new trial in this case. The decision was made one week after an April 22 decision by an Arizona judge to declare a mistrial in the case of the 75-year-old rancher, George Alan Kelly, who was accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property, located near the U.S.–Mexico border, on Jan. 30, 2023....