Judge Dismisses Murder Case Against Arizona Rancher ‘With Prejudice’

Published on July 10, 2024

An Arizona judge on June 9 dismissed with prejudice the murder case against an elderly ranch owner charged in the shooting death of an illegal immigrant on Jan. 30, 2023. In a 12-page decision, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink said the prosecution failed to present evidence to convict Nogales resident George Alan Kelly, 75, of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury, following a monthlong trial, also could not reach a verdict on lesser included offenses of manslaughter and negligent homicide. On April 19, the judge declared a mistrial. The judge, in the June 9 decision, wrote that including the lesser offenses pointed to the inherent “weakness” of the state’s case....

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