Arizona rancher George Kelly told 911 dispatchers there was an “animal lying facedown” on his property after he allegedly shot dead an illegal migrant — and a Border Patrol agent deemed he was being “intentionally vague” with authorities, according to recordings obtained by The Post.
Kelly — accused of killing 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea after firing an AK-47 at a fleeing group of unarmed border crossers — begged the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office to send officers to his Nogales ranch Jan. 30, but refused to divulge further details.
“It’s very serious, ma’am, and I’m not going to talk over the telephone,” a frantic Kelly, 74, told the dispatcher, according to a recording of the call.
In the nearly 8-minute phone call, the dispatcher pleaded with Kelly to provide context for his request so she could ensure the safety of the responding deputies.
The rancher repeatedly reiterated his desire to “remain silent” and explicitly said he “hadn’t shot at anything” when the dispatcher shared that Border Patrol agents already reported the shooting.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/03/07/rancher-george-kelly-called-migrant-animal-in-911-calls/
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