Arizona Rancher Rejects Plea Deal in Fatal Shooting of Illegal Immigrant Near the US–Mexico Border; Trial Set

Arizona Rancher Rejects Plea Deal in Fatal Shooting of Illegal Immigrant Near the US–Mexico Border; Trial Set
George Alan Kelly enters court for his preliminary hearing in Nogales Justice Court in Nogales, Ariz., on Feb. 22, 2023. Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool
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NOGALES, Ariz.—A March 21 trial date was set Wednesday for an Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting an illegal immigrant on his property near the U.S.–Mexico border last year.

George Alan Kelly rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors Wednesday that would have reduced charges to one count of negligent homicide if he pleaded guilty, the Arizona Republic reported.