Mexico Wanted First Degree Murder Charges for Arizona Rancher

Mexico Wanted First Degree Murder Charges for Arizona Rancher
Rancher George Alan Kelly. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office via AP
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MEXICO CITY—A Mexican official said Friday that her government thinks Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly should have faced first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing a Mexican migrant who was crossing his property.

An Arizona Justice of the Peace ruled last week that Kelly should face trial on charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the death of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea at the ranch outside Nogales, Arizona, on Jan. 30.