GoFundMe Removes Fundraisers For Elderly Rancher Who Allegedly Shot And Killed Illegal Immigrant Crossing His Land: Report

GoFundMe has apparently removed many fundraisers that were intended to raise funds for the high bail placed on an elderly Arizona rancher, who allegedly shot an illegal immigrant crossing his property.

George Alan Kelly, age 73, was charged with first-degree killing after he allegedly shot Gabriel Cuen Butimea, 48, an illegal immigrant, Fox News reported. The Daily Mail reports that the migrant had been deported several times before he was murdered. reportedThis was most recently seen in 2016.

Kelly tried to get a judge to lower his $1 million bail, or to release Kelly so that his wife could tend to their livestock. But he is still behind bars. His court-appointed attorney, Brenna Larkin, hasn’t tried to get him released or reduce his bail, the Mail reported, nor has she invoked Arizona’s stand your ground or trespassing laws. According to the outlet she has requested more time for preparation, as the case is so large.

Kelly has also not explained what led him to shoot Cuen-Butimea just 100 feet from the rancher’s home, or if he had encountered the man previously.

Several GoFundMe pages were set up to help raise money for Kelly’s bail, the Mail reported, but they have been shut down by the website, which has a history of deleting fundraisers for certain political causes. GoFundMe cited a policy that prohibits fundraising to aid defendants in criminal cases. “violent crimes,” And removed fundraisers to Kyle Rittenhouse. He was eventually acquitted of the killings of two Black Lives Matter rioters at Kenosha in Wisconsin. It also caused controversy by removing fundraisers for Freedom Convoy. The website claimed that it had information that showed the protest against vaccine mandates wasn’t peaceful.

The website does not have any fundraising pages for Black Lives Matter protesters, or other Left-wing causes. a fundraiser for Manuel Páez Terán, who is accused of shooting a police officer during an environmental protest. Terán was shot dead by police during the encounter.

Kelly’s arrest comes as illegal border crossings continue to increase, with an estimated 5.5 million migrants According to data from Federation for American Immigration Reform.

Critics, such as New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, have pointed to the Biden administration’s absent attempts to secure the border.

“Government abandons the border, leaving elderly rancher and sick wife stuck in a lawless badlands run by cartels,” Kelly was the subject of her tweet. “So he uses his legal gun to protect himself from trespassers of unknown intent and now is in jail on $1m bail while his wife is home alone.”

The border is closed by the government, and an elderly rancher with a sick wife are left in badlands run illegally by cartels. He uses his legal gun to defend himself against trespassers of unknown purpose and is now in jail on $1m bail, while his wife is at home. https://t.co/QwpaZX7Mg9

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) February 9, 2023