ATHENS, GA — The brother of Jose Ybarra, the suspect who killed Augusta University student Laken Riley on Thursday, has been fired from the University of Georgia for presenting a fake green card to work in the University of Georgia cafeteria.
“Diego Ybarra presented a false green card to the recruiting department to accept a temporary job as a dishwasher at the University of Georgia’s Bolton Dining Hall on February 6, 2024,” UGA spokesperson Greg Trevor said. he told FOX News Digital in a statement.
Trevor added that Ybarra was then “fired” after “failing to submit further documentation required to continue working and failing to receive payment from the university.”
A neighbor told Fox News Digital that suspect Diego Ybarra worked at UGA’s cafeteria. The neighbor said he and his brother had lived in the Athens apartment for “about six months.”
Georgia murder suspect identified as illegal immigrant
Diego Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, allegedly gave police a fake green card in the search for his brother Jose, who is accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. (Clark County Sheriff’s Office)
Diego Ibarra was arrested and charged with green card fraud. His brother Jose was charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, interfering with a 911 call, and concealing the death of another person in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Riley. has been charged with a crime. He is a nursing student.
University of Georgia police question ‘person of interest’ in Laken Riley murder case
Jose Ybarra was originally taken into custody by UGA police on Friday in connection with Riley’s death, but is now believed to have no connection to the victim. (Clark County Sheriff’s Office)
Jose Ibarra is accused of killing Riley as she jogged on a popular pedestrian loop around Herrick Lake on the UGA campus in Athens Thursday morning.
Georgia nursing student found dead on Uga campus, identified as Laken Riley
Laken Riley poses for a photo to post on Facebook. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus Thursday. (Alison Phillips/Facebook)
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Two brothers from Venezuela were living in the United States illegally. They will enter the United States from El Paso, Texas in September 2022.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
