Posted on 02/24/2023 11:56:33 PM PST by Morgana
The migrant shot dead by an Arizona rancher on his land last month was likely a cartel drug smuggler or scout, according to a former Border Patrol chief, who says the area is known for 'violence'.
George Alan Kelly, 73, was arrested on charges of first degree murder for shooting Gabriel Cuen-Butimea on January 30 at his home. That charge has now been downgraded to a second degree murder charge.
He denies the murder, insisting he only ever fired warning shots when he saw what he perceived to be a gang of cartel smugglers on his land.
Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, who was previously a supervisor in the area, told NewsNation that the area has a 'propensity for violence'.
'Everything that I have seen, my professional experience would tell me that that guy was either a scout or an actual guide for a group.
'With the radio, [it's] much more likely he was actually scouting out in advance, or the front-man, but that type of activity and behavior doesn't take place out there unless it's part of the cartel,' he said.
He added: 'That has been a tough area to work for many, many years. The cartel operation in that area has had a propensity for violence.
'A good friend of mine was actually pinned down by automatic weapons fire for 20 minutes while the cartel came, recovered the narcotics they were trying to smuggle in.'
Today, the first degree charge against Kelly was dramatically downgraded to second degree murder amid growing questions surrounding the case, and after well-wishers raised enough money for Kelly to meet his $1million bail.
Kelly - who has no criminal history - told called Border Patrol on January 30 at 2.30pm to report a group of Mexican men running through his land.
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bttt
Come uninvited into my home. My home
is not just my house, but all area I
deem to be under my control. Come in
uninvited and you will be confronted.
Come in armed and force will be met
with equal to, or greater force.
These drug runners are on par with
bears or wolves that hold no regard
for human life. Eat or be eaten.
When they downgrade the charges to civic medal for killing an illegal mexican drug seller THEY wouldn’t deal with, they’ll have it right.
This is similar to the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Someone interfering with the allies of the Left. It is not White Supremacy. It never was. It is Leftist Supremacy. The Left will not tolerate anybody standing in their way.
Agree.
The government is as much of an enemy as the cartels.
The prosecutor needs to drop the charges and ask the judge to release him immediately. Then apologize to him.
The headline says “migrant” and “cartel drug smuggler”.
Which is it? It cannot be both.
Second-degree murder? The guy oughta get a medal and a case of his choice of ammo.
Sure it can. He migrates for his labor…..smuggling drugs. Which the jackasses in both parties not only allow, but encourage - and FU to the actual citizens of this country.
He should be awarded the Presidential Freedom Award and a very large sum of money.
The “growing outrage” needs to grow bigger. The rancher deserves a medal, not an arrest. Guess I need figure out who to contact, or get War Room or similar on the case.
The cartels are worming their way into our own govt bureaucracy. We’re turning into Mexico. All it takes is money and drug cartels have a lot of that.
Shoot
Shovel
Shutup
Understand that southern Santa Cruz county in Arizona is La Raza territory. Nogales is manacled by Raul Grijalva, the Democrat Party’s leading Marxist, and it is policed by La Raza followers. This Anglo doesn’t stand a chance unless the trial is moved out of the county.
interesting after the expose of corruption in arizona by cartels they lower the charges..coincidence?
I would not put it past this corrupt biden fakery regime to have created this punish your enemy setup. What is killing one to punish a lot? If shot at make sure one of you die?
Reminiscent of Jan 6 when patriots got blamed for democrat’s manufactured deaths andddd the murderer goes free.????
It sounds like that explains the two drug smuggling “witnesses” who claimed that the rancher shot the guy they wanted bumped off. LOL. I guess we’ve got Mexican smugglers using American laws to hang American gringos out to dry. FJB.
That's it.! I'm going to find the "Go fund me page" for this guy and give him some bucks for his defense...
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