Jose Ibarra, who is accused of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, “disfiguring her skull” according to a freshly filed arrest affidavit.
Riley’s body was discovered on Thursday after a concerned friend called police when she failed to return from a run. Police have charged Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national who is believed to have entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another in regard to her death.
According to arrest affidavits acquired on Tuesday by Associated Press, Ibarra dragged Riley’s body to a secluded area, though it is unclear if this happened before or after her death. The claim was made to support the allegation that he concealed a body.
Laken Riley (left) was found dead on Thursday at the University of Georgia campus. Jose Antonio Ibarra, pictured in his police mugshot on the right, has been charged with her murder. Laken Riley (left) was found dead on Thursday at the University of Georgia campus. Jose Antonio Ibarra, pictured in his police mugshot on the right, has been charged with her murder.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.…Read more by James Bickerton
