James Myers of OAN
10:05am – Wednesday, May 8, 2024
A Georgia grand jury on Tuesday indicted Jose Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant suspected of killing nursing student Laken Riley, on 10 counts, including malicious murder and kidnapping.
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Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela living in the United States, is accused of killing Riley on February 22 while running on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.n.d..
A grand jury indicted Ybarra on charges of malicious murder, two counts of kidnapping with injury, two counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit rape, two counts of aggravated assault, interfering with or obstructing a 911 call, and tampering with evidence. And being a “peeping tom”.
According to the indictment, Ybarra is accused of inflicting blunt force trauma on Riley’s head and “asphyxiating her by a method unknown to the jury.”
Additionally, Ybarra allegedly went to an apartment in the University Village Housing Building “S” on the University of Georgia (UGA) campus, “peeped” through a window, and “sniffed” on staff members on campus. There are also suspicions. According to the indictment, he allegedly killed Riley on the same day.
UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark said the undocumented immigrant, who lived in an apartment on the edge of the campus park where Riley ran, is accused of killing the nursing student in a “crime of opportunity.”
The route Riley ran that morning is within easy reach of the back of Ibarra’s apartment. It is a five-minute walk from the door of Ybarra’s home to the approximate location where Riley’s body was found.
After her death, the university responded with a statement in February. A spokesperson said the school has invested “$16 million over the past eight years to increase the number of police officers, install surveillance cameras, improve lighting, establish a nighttime rideshare program, and create the UGASafe app.” He said he had done so.
“But we are committed to doing more,” UGA said, “also approving additional steps to improve lighting and installing surveillance cameras” and “continue to evaluate” safety measures. added.
According to ICE and DHS officials interviewed, the suspect entered the United States illegally in September 2022 via El Paso, Texas, and was released on parole into the United States. fox news.
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