No third trial for border shooting
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent won’t be tried a third time in the shooting death of an illegal immigrant in the desert last year, prosecutors announced.
Two juries were unable to reach a verdict in the case against agent Nicholas Corbett. Cochise County Atty. Ed Rheinheimer’s office will move to dismiss charges but could refile them if more evidence emerges, prosecutor Doyle Johnstun said.
The shooting has been condemned by Mexico’s president.
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