Suspect in Killing of Laken Riley Pleads Not Guilty

Published on June 1, 2024

ATHENS, Ga.—An illegal immigrant accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in her death. A grand jury in early May returned an indictment charging Jose Ibarra, 26, with murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and other crimes in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley. The 10-count indictment accuses Mr. Ibarra of hitting the 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student in the head, asphyxiating her and pulling up her clothing with the intent to rape her. Mr. Ibarra, dressed in a button-front shirt and dark slacks, was shackled and wearing a translation headset as he appeared in court alongside his lawyers, public defenders John Donnelly, and Kaitlyn Beck. Several of Riley’s family members were present for the hearing....

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