Testimony is resuming in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally two years ago, is charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February killing. The case became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential campaign.
Jose Ibarra, accused of killing a Georgia nursing student earlier this year, listens through an interpreter during his trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Athens, Ga. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally two years ago, is charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February killing. HeThe trial began Friday with testimony from Riley’s roommates and from law enforcement officers.
Prosecutor Sheila Ross used security and doorbell camera video, as well as data from Riley’s watch and phone, to establish a timeline of the 22-year-old student’s final moments. Ross said during her opening statement that Ibarra encountered Riley while she was running on the University of Georgia campus and killed her during a struggle. Riley was a student at Augusta University College of Nursing, which also has a campus in Athens, about 70 miles east of Atlanta.
Defense attorney Dustin Kirby said in his opening that Riley’s death was a tragedy and called the evidence in the case graphic and disturbing. But he said there is not sufficient evidence to prove that his client killed Riley.Beck throws for 2 TDs, runs for another to lead No. 11 Georgia past No. 6 Tennessee 31-17The killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration when federal authorities said Ibarra illegally entered the U.S.
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Trial to begin for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken RileyA trial is set to get underway for a man accused of killing a Georgia nursing student earlier this year, in a case that fanned the immigration debate in the last election cycle. Jose Ibarra is charged with murder and other crimes in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia Campus.
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Trial for suspect in Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s death to beginRebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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Trial for man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley to beginThe killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration.
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Trial for man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley to beginThe killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration.
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Trial for man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley to beginThe killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration.
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Trial for man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley to beginThe killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration.
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