The murder of Laken Riley, a nursing student discovered dead in a forested section of the University of Georgia at Athens (UGA) campus on Thursday, has led to the arrest and charging of an illegal immigrant from Venezuela.
According to the Daily Mail, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was detained and taken into the Clarke County Jail on suspicion of killing Laken Riley. He was also charged with aggravated violence, felony murder, malicious murder, and other offenses including abduction. Because there was not enough room at a detention center to keep Ibarra due to the severity of the border crisis, Customs and Border Patrol released him into the interior of the United States.
Riley, 22, was reported missing by a roommate, and was later discovered dead in the campus forested area. It might be a "crime of opportunity," UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark told reporters.
"He had no acquaintance with her. "I believe this to be a crime of opportunity, where he observed a person, and unfortunate events occurred," Clark said. "There is a lot of solid evidence. Physical evidence, knowledgeable police work, and important community participation all support it. Most importantly, the network of security cameras on campus provided us with video evidence."
Police said that the evidence points to blunt force trauma as the cause of her death. According to Clark, this is the first known killing on campus in thirty years. The murder occurred amid claims that, excluding those who entered the country covertly, there have been at least 7.2 million illegal immigrants entering the country since President Joe Biden assumed office.
According to the Daily Mail, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was detained and taken into the Clarke County Jail on suspicion of killing Laken Riley. He was also charged with aggravated violence, felony murder, malicious murder, and other offenses including abduction. Because there was not enough room at a detention center to keep Ibarra due to the severity of the border crisis, Customs and Border Patrol released him into the interior of the United States.
Riley, 22, was reported missing by a roommate, and was later discovered dead in the campus forested area. It might be a "crime of opportunity," UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark told reporters.
"He had no acquaintance with her. "I believe this to be a crime of opportunity, where he observed a person, and unfortunate events occurred," Clark said. "There is a lot of solid evidence. Physical evidence, knowledgeable police work, and important community participation all support it. Most importantly, the network of security cameras on campus provided us with video evidence."
Police said that the evidence points to blunt force trauma as the cause of her death. According to Clark, this is the first known killing on campus in thirty years. The murder occurred amid claims that, excluding those who entered the country covertly, there have been at least 7.2 million illegal immigrants entering the country since President Joe Biden assumed office.
