Jose Antonio Ibarra has been indicted on several charges including murder, rape and “Peeping Tom,” per authorities Laken Riley/ Facebook Laken Riley A man who was arrested in February on accusations he raped and murdered Laken Hope Riley on the University of Georgia campus has now been accused of peeping through a female university staff […]
The suspect in the killing of the Augusta University student Laken Riley, 22, has been indicted on 10 charges, including malice murder and kidnapping. Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, faces three counts of felony murder and several other accusations. Among the charges are new allegations that he intended to rape the student, and that he spied […]
A Georgia grand jury indicted the man accused of killing 22-year-old student Laken Riley on 10 charges, including malice murder and kidnapping, according to an indictment filed Tuesday in Superior Court of Clarke County. The indictment formally charges Jose Antonio Ibarra in Riley’s murder, which authorities described as a crime of opportunity. Ibarra is charged […]
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has used the murder of Laken Riley as a political talking point for her stance on illegal immigration. But in a bizarre exchange on Tuesday, she appeared to call for the late nursing student’s deportation. Ms Greene made the comment during a House Homeland Security Committee budget hearing with Department of […]
The father of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed last month, spoke out this week, telling NBC News that he’s “angry” about the way his daughter’s death has been politicized. Riley’s death has become a flash point in the heated debate over border security ever since police revealed that the man […]
You may not want to admit it, but you know why the murder of 16-year-old Arizona high-school student Preston Lord is not a national story, as is the murder in Georgia of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. It is not because of who the victim was. No. It is because of who is accused of […]
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that he regrets using the term “illegal” during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Facing frustration from some in his party for the use of the term to describe people who arrived or are living in […]
ATLANTA (AP) — With an unscripted clash between President Joe Biden and a Georgia congresswoman at Thursday night’s State of the Union speech, the slaying of a Georgia nursing student was further cemented as a political rallying point in the 2024 presidential race. Laken Riley, 22, has become the face of immigration reform for many […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was what the Republicans demanded, but never expected. President Joe Biden said her name. “Laken Riley.” Even before Biden started speaking, the topic of border security was certain to rise as one of the most tense moments in the State of the Union address. Biden was confronted as he walked into […]
For many Republicans at Thursday night’s State of the Union address, Laken Riley was on their minds. Riley, a nursing student, was killed on the University of Georgia’s campus on Feb. 22. Police have arrested Jose Ibarra, who they say entered the country illegally, and charged him with her murder. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app […]
Mar. 7—WASHINGTON, Dc. Congressman — August Pfluger released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act. Pfluger led the charge for the House to take action. Rep. August Pfluger: “Laken Riley’s death is a tragedy that would not have occurred if the U.S. had a secure border. After crossing the […]
The national debate over immigration intensified last week after Donald Trump excoriated President Joe Biden, saying his border policies are to blame for the death of a 22-year-old nursing student who authorities allege was killed by an undocumented immigrant in Athens. Republicans up and down Georgia are also blaming Democratic policies and pushing for tough […]