Posted on 04/26/2024 8:41:50 AM PDT by marktwain
Border rancher George Allen Kelly, 75 years old, was on trial, charged with the death of an illegal alien who had been deported numerous times. The body of Gabriel Cuen Buitimea (48) had been found in the mesquite about 115 yards from the rural home of George Allen Kelly and his wife, Wanda. The husband and wife had retired to Arizona in 2002 after careers as a state fisheries biologist and a school teacher in Lincoln, Montana.
On January 30, 2023, George Allen Kelly called Border Patrol and said he heard a shot and that he might have to return fire. Investigators come out. They don’t find anything. Late in the evening, Kelly finds the body of Gabriel Cuen Buitimea about 115 yards from the house. He calls Border Patrol again. The authorities investigate. They put the body in a freezer. Because the authorities put the body in a freezer, the exact time of death could not be determined by the medical examiner.
There was no ballistic evidence to connect Kelly’s rifle to the body. Several spent shell casings were found on the Kelly’s porch. No bullet was ever recovered. Butimea’s body was wearing tactical boots, tan pants, a hoodie sweatshirt, and a camouflage top. He had a two-way radio in one pocket. A picture on his phone, in those clothes, showed him with binoculars, but no binoculars were found with the body.
One of the detectives investigating the case went to Mexico to interview a person who claimed to be with Buitemea at the time he was shot and killed. Daniel Ruiz Ramirez, shown on a court evidence slide as being from Honduras, was a key witness for the prosecution.
Both Daniel Ruiz Ramirez (Varela) and Gabriel Cuen Buitimea had long records of illegal border crossings. His testimony had several inconsistencies,
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Lordy, I hope they do not decide to go round two.
The article says there is also a SpotFund set up ...
Sickening that one juror held out for a conviction. It would be real justice to see that person’s life ruined by an illegal.
It’s AZ the rats stole the executive branch in 22 they will go for round 2. There was 1 holdout juror who dug in and was determined to convict. We can guess that persons story is.
I understand there was only one juror that refused to go along with all the others and find him innocent. There’s basically no physical evidence to tie him to the shooting. Even if there were, he still has a right to defend himself & his property.
Dean, I cannot see how this went to trial. The immigrant was killed by smugglers/cartel.
Dean, I cannot see how this went to trial. The immigrant was killed by smugglers/cartel.
This went to trial cause SOMEONE called 911.
Draw your own conclusions.
Any idea of who the juror was? I have a bet in that it was a female.
Exactly.
They arrested him only on suspicion of being the shooter.
What a travesty of justice.
But IMO, they did it to make an example of him.
There is no evidence that the bullet that hit the victim came from the rancher’s gun since the bullet wasn’t found. There is no case that can be made against the rancher.
It was not a "good case". I suspect it was a political case, at least in part.
>Sickening that one juror held out for a conviction. It would be real justice to see that person’s life ruined by an illegal.
Part and parcel of the left. Everything, everything is subject to the needs of The Cause.
Civility, rules, laws, norms, even and especially such fundamentals as logic, language, and even mathematics are only tools to achieve the end.
People interested in a decent society of any sort had best stiffen their spine and be prepared to let first principles guide them.
Ramos and Compean comes to mind.
Two BP Agents 20yrs. Ago...
Doing their Job ——Then Jailed.
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