An elderly Arizona rancher has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing an illegal immigrant from Mexico trespassing on his borderland property.
George Alan Kelly, 73, was initially charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the fatal shooting occurred on his ranch in Nogales at the Arizona-Mexico border on Jan. 30.
A judge late last month downgraded the murder charge to a second-degree one.
During his arrangement on March 6, Kelly pleaded not guilty to all charges. He is set to be on trial on Sept. 6.
Men Dressed in Camouflage
Kelly told authorities that he heard gunshot on the afternoon of Jan. 30. He claimed that he went out onto the porch and saw a horse running in his direction, then a group of men dressed in camouflage clothing and armed with AK-47 rifles….