{"id":2370450,"date":"2024-11-18T16:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-rileys-mother-sobs-as-chilling-bodycam-audio-is-played-in-court\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T16:53:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:53:42","slug":"laken-rileys-mother-sobs-as-chilling-bodycam-audio-is-played-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-rileys-mother-sobs-as-chilling-bodycam-audio-is-played-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Laken Riley&#8217;s Mother Sobs as Chilling Bodycam Audio Is Played in Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flaken-rileys-mother-sobs-as-chilling-bodycam-audio-is-played-in-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The murder \u200btrial of Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, began in \u200dAthens, Georgia, regarding the brutal killing \u200bof Laken Riley, a nursing student from Augusta University. Riley was attacked while running on the University of Georgia campus \u2063on February \u206222, \u200c2024. Prosecutor Sheila Ross described the horrific crime, stating that Ibarra assaulted\u200b Riley with a rock after she refused to submit to sexual assault. <\/p>\n<p>During the proceedings, Riley\u2019s mother, Allyson Phillips, was visibly distressed and left the courtroom \u200cbefore \u200bgraphic\u2064 bodycam \u200bfootage from the responding officer was shown. The \u200dofficer discovered Riley&#8217;s body after her 911 call was traced to her location; she had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">suffered \u2064severe head injuries<\/a>. Ibarra, who crossed into the U.S. illegally in \u200bSeptember 2022, is facing accusations that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-abortion-decision-gives-needed-road-map-for-handling-pre-roe-laws\/\" title=\"Arizona&#039;s abortion ruling provides a crucial guide for addressing pre-Roe legislation\">stirred political debate<\/a>, with figures like \u200bPresident-elect Donald Trump blaming President Joe\u2063 Biden\u2019s border policies for the tragedy. The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-hunter-hunter-biden-appears-in-court-for-paternity-dispute\/\" title=\"There&#039;s Hunter: Hunter Biden Appears in Court for Paternity Dispute\">garnered significant media attention<\/a> and has implications within the ongoing discourse around immigration and safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Laken Riley&rsquo;s mother was seen sobbing and left the courtroom before bodycam footage of police discovering her daughter&rsquo;s body was shown in a Georgia courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>The murder trial began Friday for illegal immigrant Venezuelan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-accused-killing-laken-riley-gets-indicted-slapped-new-accusation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jose Ibarra<\/a> &mdash; allegedly stone-faced throughout it all &mdash; in Athens, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University College of Nursing, had gone a run on the University of Georgia&rsquo;s campus when Ibarra allegedly attacked her on February 22.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When Laken Riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her skull in with a rock repeatedly,&rdquo; prosecutor Sheila Ross told Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/laken-riley-murder-trial-begins-georgia-jose-ibarra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&rsquo;t want to hear how dangerous Trumps appointments are from those people who have been silent about the results of Bidens..Laken Riley&rsquo;s mom Allyson Phillips is seen sobbing in court while 911 calls are played. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/glL5bKp8Wn\">pic.twitter.com\/glL5bKp8Wn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dead Che (@dead_che) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dead_che\/status\/1857468038292856836?\">November 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before Ross played footage from Athens-Clarke County police sergeant Kenneth Maxwell, who found Riley&rsquo;s body, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/laken-rileys-mom-makes-powerful-announcement-laken-knew-jesus-personally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allyson Phillips<\/a>, Riley&rsquo;s mother, left the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Haggard had invited people to do so, warning the images would be graphic. Maxwell nodded in agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Body cam footage is played as evidence in court from the officer that found Laken Riley&rsquo;s body after being brutally murdered by an illegal alien<\/p>\n<p>The judge allows anyone in the courtroom that may be disturbed to leave the courtroom before it is played <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/teWGL6k0zT\">pic.twitter.com\/teWGL6k0zT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewHLive\/status\/1857483431833166276?\">November 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police had been alerted to Riley&rsquo;s location from her cell phone after she made a 911 call at 9:11 a.m. on February 22. The dispatcher answered, but no one responded. The dispatcher then called back, but no one picked up.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell&rsquo;s bodycam begins with the the sound of him stepping on leaves off the running trail looking for Riley&rsquo;s body.<\/p>\n<p>He then comes upon it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ah s***,&rdquo; the officer says, &ldquo;I found it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I found her! Ma&rsquo;am, ma&rsquo;am. Ma&rsquo;am. I need EMS immediately. It&rsquo;s at the location where the cell pinged. Ma&rsquo;am, ma&rsquo;am, ma&rsquo;am. She&rsquo;s down, she&rsquo;s not breathing!&rdquo; Maxwell said.<\/p>\n<p>The officer performed CPR trying to revive Riley.<\/p>\n<p>He observed that there had been blunt force trauma to the head.<\/p>\n<p>The officer also noted her shirt had been removed above her breasts and her running tights had been pulled down and her underwear was bunched up toward the top.<\/p>\n<p>Riley&rsquo;s murder became a 2024 presidential campaign issue, with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reveals-conversation-laken-rileys-parents-not-gonna-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and other Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-admits-goal-border-policy-orderly-flow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blaming<\/a> President Joe Biden&rsquo;s lax border policies for her death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: At the border, Trump says he has spoken to the parents of Laken Riley, who was bludgeoned to death by an illegal alien<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden will never say Laken Riley&rsquo;s name, but we will say it.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHlsvwL2Wy\">pic.twitter.com\/pHlsvwL2Wy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1763319282052530244?\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ibarra illegally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jose-ibarra-laken-riley-suspect-tren-de-aragua-links-1987608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crossed the southern border<\/a> into the U.S. in September 2022 at El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The trial for Jose Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant, commenced on Friday in Athens, Georgia. Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University College of Nursing, was reportedly attacked by Ibarra while jogging on the University of Georgia campus on February 22. Prosecutor Sheila Ross stated that when Riley resisted being assaulted, Ibarra brutally struck her head with a rock multiple times. Before graphic evidence was shown from police sergeant Kenneth Maxwell&#8217;s bodycam footage, Allyson Phillips left the courtroom after being warned by Judge H. Patrick Haggard about its disturbing content. Police were alerted to Riley\u2019s location through her cell phone after she made a 911 call at 9:11 a.m., but there was no response when dispatch called back. Upon discovering her body in the woods along the running trail, Officer Maxwell expressed shock and immediately requested emergency medical services while attempting CPR and noting signs of blunt force trauma and sexual assault. This case has become a topic in the 2024 presidential campaign as Republicans criticize President Biden\u2019s border policies for contributing to her death; Ibarra had crossed into the U.S. illegally from Mexico in September 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/l-riley.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45254,45255,45256,42983],"class_list":["post-2370450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bodycam-audio","tag-court-hearing","tag-emotional-testimony","tag-laken-riley"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/l-riley.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370454,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370450\/revisions\/2370454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}