We are learning that a lone juror is the reason Arizona rancher George Kelly's trial ended in a mistrial.Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the January 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea. Cuen-Buitimea, 48, lived just south of the border in Nogales, Mexico. Court records show Cuen-Buitimea had previously entered the U.S. illegally several times and was deported, most recently in 2016.
Kelly said he fired warning shots in the air, but he didn’t shoot directly at anyone.Jette said Cuen-Buitimea suffered three broken ribs and a severed aorta. His unarmed body was found 115 yards away from Kelly’s ranch house.Although investigators found nine spent bullet casings from Kelly’s AK-47 on the home’s patio, the bullet that killed Cuen-Buitimea was never recovered.