Rancher Charged with Killing Illegal Alien Called Border Patrol 30 Times in January, Agents Had Key to Property: Neighbor

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An Arizona rancher who is charged in the shooting death of an illegal alien on his property phoned U.S. Border Patrol agents up to 40 times in the month of January alone, according to one of his neighbors.

George Alan Kelly is accused of shooting Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, a Mexican national, on Jan. 30 on his property near the U.S. border.

Kelly has maintained his innocence in court through his attorney Brenna Larkin. He was released last week after being held on a $1 million bond.

Larkin has stated in court documents her client was threatened with an AK-47 on the day Cuen-Buitimea was found shot to death.

Kelly said he heard a gunshot on his land prior to an encounter with armed migrants who had crossed the border and ended up on his ranch.

Larkin has also said Kelly was in contact with the Border Patrol ranch liaison multiple times on Jan. 30.

According to a neighbor who spoke to the U.K.’s Daily Mail on Wednesday, Kelly was in constant contact with the agency over migrants who had encroached onto his property after coming across the border.

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