Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty Wednesday on all counts in the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley.
The verdict was delivered late in the morning by Judge H. Patrick Haggard after a high-profile trial that spanned several days of testimony and closing arguments.The trial, held as a bench trial, concluded with the prosecution presenting a case centered on physical, digital, and testimonial evidence. DNA matching Ibarra’s was found on Riley’s body, and surveillance footage showed Riley running near the University of Georgia’s intramural fields on the morning of her death.
This follows the state’s conclusion of its case late Tuesday, after several days of emotional testimony.The case centers around the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, whose body was found on Feb. 22 on a wooded running trail near the University of Georgia's campus. RELATED: Jose Ibarra Murder Trial Day 3: Laken Riley's family sees surveillance videoProsecutors rested their case just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday after calling dozens of witnesses.
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