Arizona rancher will not be retried for murder following hung jury in deadly shooting of illegal alien: ‘Nightmare is over’

An elderly Arizona rancher whose murder trial recently resulted in a hung jury will not be retried. the prosecutor said. In January 2023, Gabriel Quen Buittimea, 48, a Mexican national who had been deported from the United States multiple times after illegally crossing the border, was shot and killed on the property of George Alan […]
Navajo Police ID person of interest in northern Arizona shooting

Authorities were searching for a person of interest in connection with Monday’s shooting in a small community on the vast Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The shooting occurred in Cameron, about 80 miles north of Flagstaff, according to Navajo Nation Police. University of Arizona sophomore shot and killed at off-campus party Police did not immediately […]
Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly will not be retired after deadlocked jury, prosecutors announce

Prosecutors with the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office announced that George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher charged with murder in the shooting death of a Mexican national inside border property, will not be retried. The state charged Kelly with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing immigrant Gabriel Quyen Buittimea on his property in January […]
Arizona rancher’s defense expert rips $1M ‘political prosecution’ by ‘ethically bankrupt’ officials

On Monday afternoon, before prosecutors decided whether to retry Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly, a criminologist advising the defense told Fox News Digital that the state He said he has already spent more than $1 million on “prosecutions.” It is collected from taxpayers’ taxes in the state’s poorest counties along the U.S.-Mexico border. Dr. Ron […]
Former Arizona state Dem lawmaker gets a year in prison for sexual misconduct with a minor

The former Arizona state lawmaker was found guilty of sexual misconduct with a minor in February and sentenced to one year in prison on Friday, according to reports. KTVK in Phoenix reported that Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete was sentenced by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to one year in prison and 10 years of supervised […]
Arizona lawmaker gets 1 year in prison in child molestation case

(The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker found guilty of one charge of sexual conduct with a minor was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday, a far cry from the 49 years he initially faced. With good behavior, former Arizona Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete could be released earlier. A jury in February […]
Arizona school district considers bathrooms with no doors

A school district in Arizona is considering a new open concept bathroom that would allow staff to see into the facilities from a hallway, which the school’s administration says was made to address student behavior. An administrator said during a presentation to the Peoria Unified School District’s Board of Education Thursday night that the new […]
Alleged Burglar Transported to Hospital After Arizona Homeowner Opens Fire

Shortly after 4 a.m. Monday, a Surprise, Arizona, homeowner shot and killed one of two robbery suspects. FOX10 Phoenix report Officers responded to the scene and took both suspects into custody. The suspect who was shot was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One of the suspects was identified as 19-year-old Kayson Nelson. The […]
Migrant Arrests in Arizona Border Sector Rise After Short-Lived Decline

The number of immigrants apprehended for illegally crossing the border between ports of entry in the Tucson, Arizona area is on the rise again after a temporary decline. Last week, officials in the Tucson area arrested about 7,600 immigrants. Tucson District Patrol Chief John Modlin posted a weekly roundup to X showing his agents apprehended […]
Train derailment near Arizona New Mexico border results in fire

A train carrying fuel derailed Friday, resulting in a fire that closed down roads near the border between Arizona and New Mexico through Saturday. The BNSF freight train was traveling near Lupton, Arizona, when it derailed and burst into flames with the gasoline and odorless propane it was carrying fueling the fire. No one was […]