'Migrant' shot dead by Arizona rancher,
73, was cartel drug smuggler, says ex
Border Patrol chief... as prosecutors
DOWNGRADE charges from 1st to 2nd degree
murder amid growing public outrage
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Jen Smith
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
2/24/2023 2:13:42 PM
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,
Reply 1 - Posted by:
terrywhite 2/24/2023 2:17:21 PM (No. 1410970)
Should dismiss charges. all together.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Namma 2/24/2023 2:17:23 PM (No. 1410971)
Was not murder. Self defense! Should be no charges at all. Soros funded judge? Prosecutor? Fire them!
66 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 2/24/2023 2:23:32 PM (No. 1410973)
The Knotseez will prosecute you at their whim.
29 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
formerNYer 2/24/2023 2:27:14 PM (No. 1410975)
They should drop all charges or hopefully they'll get MAGA jury.
35 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 2/24/2023 2:27:36 PM (No. 1410976)
A jury of his peers will find him not guilty. Just call it vermin extermination.
32 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Safari Man 2/24/2023 2:28:42 PM (No. 1410977)
Mr Kelly deserves a medal.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
SALady 2/24/2023 2:32:43 PM (No. 1410981)
Just give him a jury of his true peers -- ranchers from this part of Arizona. It will take them about 2 seconds of "deliberation" until they not only find him "not guilty", but require the state to pay him punitive damages for wasting his valuable time with this insanity!!!!
42 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
coldoc 2/24/2023 3:11:38 PM (No. 1411001)
Give him the medal of freedom instead.
27 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
bighambone 2/24/2023 3:22:55 PM (No. 1411006)
Chances are any jury from that area along the borderline, especially with a former U.S. Border Patrol Supervisor advising that the dead man was a Mexican cartel smuggler, will find their 73 year old neighbor not guilty. The prosecutors should not waste their time!
21 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
bpl40 2/24/2023 3:39:18 PM (No. 1411012)
#1, with an apology for his arrest.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
leonardo 2/24/2023 3:44:47 PM (No. 1411015)
Simple questions: WHY haven't well armed National Guard been dispatched to the Southern Border to "remove" any and all cartel agents? Why has the border not been sealed to decrease drug and human trafficking? WHY are illegal invaders and WORSE, who chance entering America surreptitiously, need to be daily transported throughout our nation on the Taxpayer's dime, in the dead of night? MOST AMERICANS did not vote for THIS.
22 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/24/2023 3:53:04 PM (No. 1411021)
Doing the job that the Border Patrol won't do gets an honest citizen put in jail. Just wait until the entire country is forced to protect their homes as the "undocumented migrants" attempt to find their better life on your home and property.
18 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
bighambone 2/24/2023 4:11:48 PM (No. 1411034)
#12. I don’t believe that it is legitimate to claim that the Border Patrol will not do their job, as the Border Patrol, a federal law enforcement agency, must follow the orders and policies of the Department of Homeland Security run by Mayorkis and the President, said to be Biden.
21 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Penney 2/24/2023 4:25:07 PM (No. 1411038)
Biden removed existing legislated border protection & defence when he assumed office, rendering USA's sovereign land AND American citizens AND their private land totally vulnerable to the cartels. The result of such ignorance & abuse of existing Immigration Law by the current dem Administration renders American citizens defenseless. ...What is wrong with Biden's border policy?! ...EVERYTHING!
13 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
thefield 2/24/2023 4:33:31 PM (No. 1411040)
I will give you 1 guess who forced Gov. Abbott to remove the TX national guard from there. And the wining answer is _JB. The best charge possible was manslaughter.
9 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
thefield 2/24/2023 4:35:59 PM (No. 1411041)
Sorry wrong state. I still think AZ TX and NM were forced to remove barriers.
7 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
mc squared 2/24/2023 4:37:39 PM (No. 1411043)
#13: But Mayorkas is in charge of it. Who to blame but the guy whose name is on the door?
6 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
thomthomp 2/24/2023 4:43:00 PM (No. 1411050)
They need to downgrade the prosecutors to " unemployed".
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 2/24/2023 4:52:14 PM (No. 1411055)
One wonders with all the drugs and money flowing across our bodes whether law enforcement agencies along the border are on the Cartels' payroll. Change the era to the prohibition Chicago days and this would sound like an Al Capone police force, judge and jury.
8 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Californian 2/24/2023 5:25:20 PM (No. 1411073)
Down grade charges to zero and give him a medal.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Omen55 2/24/2023 5:29:42 PM (No. 1411076)
Put this B4 a jury of his peers!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Birddog 2/24/2023 5:34:25 PM (No. 1411079)
In "Olde" Texas he would have been paid a reward. "Mexican Bandits" is not a new concept in that area.
This dude and his friends were not just "Out for a jog, a hike, looking at the wildflowers and butterflies".
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
smokincol 2/24/2023 5:57:57 PM (No. 1411090)
I can only imagine the dialogue between Mr. Kelly and this " ..cartel drug smuggler ... " and I'm sure Mr. Kelly, being a proud American rancher and landowner didn't take any &*&* from this waste of human flesh
hope he got him with the first round, two shots would have been a waste of a fine bullet, which are not cheap these days
Justifiable Homicide: . the killing of a person in circumstances which allow the act to be regarded in law as without criminal guilt.
- plain and simple, as the nose on Jimmy Durante's face
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
volksford 2/24/2023 6:38:41 PM (No. 1411110)
Let him walk , its the best message we can send .
5 people like this.
Charges need to be dismissed. Since when is it a crime to protect one's family and property from harassment by outsiders, in this case illegals?
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
DVC 2/24/2023 9:23:56 PM (No. 1411194)
There should be no charges, and he should get a medal.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 2/24/2023 10:43:35 PM (No. 1411245)
#15 - don't be shy. Put the F in there.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Venturer 2/24/2023 11:34:36 PM (No. 1411264)
They should give him a medal.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
5 handicap 2/25/2023 6:54:01 AM (No. 1411348)
It is becoming ready apparent that the Judge and Prosecutor are in the pockets of he Cartel which want to keep their couriers safe from the law abiding citizens of Arizona. NOTHING else makes any sense!
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
mifla 2/25/2023 7:46:35 AM (No. 1411376)
The charges were downgraded due to public pressure? So, the charges are not based upon facts, but upon public opinion? WTH?
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Felixed 2/25/2023 8:44:17 AM (No. 1411415)
What about forensics?
Does the dead man have a wound consistent with the cartridges/bullet that Mr.Kelly's AR was discharging?
For that matter, if the killing slug was recovered, is it even same caliber, have the rifling marks that would match to striations Mr. Kelly's gun would reproduce in a lab test?
No "news" word of this, in any case, smells to high heaven
Yes, Mr. Kelly's tormentors are being Cartel directed. Play their ball game or.... "ya sea de plomo o de plata" (lead "a bullet" if you don't play along, perhaps reward "silver" if you do)
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
hershey 2/25/2023 10:05:21 AM (No. 1411469)
Should dismiss charges and give him a medal....
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
MickTurn 2/25/2023 12:20:49 PM (No. 1411626)
Rancher should be given Millions and a Medal for 'taking out' the trash!
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
FJB 2/25/2023 1:01:37 PM (No. 1411676)
Picking up on #2's point. Defense attorneys should work questions about a judge's connection to Evil Georgy in their presentations.
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