Craig Smith is KGUN 9's Southeast side reporter. Send your story ideas to Craig at craig.smith@kgun9.com.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Ariz. — Attorneys for George Alan Kelly continue to try to convince jurors someone else shot and killed a Mexican national crossing Kelly’s Santa Cruz County ranch.
Prosecutors say Kelly stood near his house and fired nine shots towards Gabriel Cuen Buitema and another man as they crossed his ranch. Cuen Buitema was found shot to death more than a hundred yards from Kelly’s house. Deputy Christobal Castaneda was involved in the first search. Kelly’s attorney Brenna Larkin raised doubts about whether someone other than Kelly shot the man after Kelly called law enforcement to his ranch, they searched it for threats, and left.
Later Kelly told authorities he had found something on his land but was reluctant to tell 911 it was a dead body. When deputies arrived a second time he told them he had no idea who shot the man. Several hours went by before he told deputies he had fired several shots towards the two men but had fired over their heads.
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