{"id":2371269,"date":"2024-11-20T12:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-accused-of-murdering-laken-riley-learns-his-fate\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:53:45","slug":"illegal-immigrant-accused-of-murdering-laken-riley-learns-his-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-accused-of-murdering-laken-riley-learns-his-fate\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Immigrant Accused of Murdering Laken Riley Learns His Fate"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fillegal-immigrant-accused-of-murdering-laken-riley-learns-his-fate%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=2371269&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>A Georgia \u200djudge has found Jose Ibarra, an \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrant<\/a> from Venezuela, guilty on all ten charges related to the murder \u2064of nursing\u2062 student Laken Riley, which\u2062 occurred in February. \u200dThe\u2064 verdict, delivered by\u200d Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. \u200bPatrick Haggard, included convictions for \u200bmalice murder, felony murder, and several other serious offenses, including kidnapping and aggravated assault. Ibarra, who waived his right to a jury trial, \u2062attacked Riley while she was jogging\u200c on the University of Georgia campus, fatally assaulting\u2063 her when \u2063she resisted his attempt to rape her.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence presented during the\u2062 trial included DNA linking Ibarra to \u200dthe\u2062 crime scene, \u2062along\u200c with testimonies detailing\u2062 Riley&#8217;s injuries\u200c and the events surrounding her 911 call prior to the \u200dattack. The case has \u200bsparked a \u2063national conversation, with figures like\u200d President-elect Donald Trump using it to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">criticize current immigration policies<\/a>, alleging that such policies contributed to Riley&#8217;s death. Ibarra had previously \u2064crossed the U.S. border \u2062illegally\u200c in\u2063 2022\u2064 and was \u200dreleased into \u200cthe country. This tragic \u200dincident continues to \u200dresonate in discussions about immigration and public safety in the United States.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>A Georgia judge found illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra guilty on all ten counts Wednesday in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley in February.<\/p>\n<p>Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard announced the verdict finding the Venezuelan national guilty of malice murder and felony murder, as well as kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated battery, obstructing a person making an emergency call, tampering with evidence and peeping Tom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/laken-riley-murder-trial-11-20-24\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ibarra had waived his right to a jury trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Laken Riley&rsquo;s Killer: GUILTY!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForLakenRiley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForLakenRiley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7YxCn8FcK\">pic.twitter.com\/x7YxCn8FcK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1859272713300316184?\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-accused-killing-laken-riley-gets-indicted-slapped-new-accusation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley<\/a>, a nursing student at Augusta University College of Nursing, had gone a run on the University of Georgia&rsquo;s campus when Ibarra attacked her on Feb. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/laken-rileys-mother-sobs-chilling-bodycam-audio-played-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Haggard on Friday when the trial began.<\/p>\n<p>Police had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/laken-rileys-mother-sobs-chilling-bodycam-audio-played-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alerted<\/a> to Riley&rsquo;s location from her cell phone after she made a 911 call at 9:11 a.m. on Feb. 22. The dispatcher answered, but no one responded. The dispatcher then called back, but no one picked up.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-urge-americans-to-stay-home-in-january-knowing-no-one-would-show-up-for-a-stolen-inauguration\/\" title=\"Democrats Urge Americans to Stay Home in January Knowing No One Would Show Up for a Stolen Inauguration\">illegal alien<\/a><\/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>Athens-Clarke County police sergeant Kenneth Maxwell, who found Riley&rsquo;s body, testified Friday that her shirt had been removed above her breasts and her running tights had been pulled down.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reported that in addition to the charges directly related to Ibarra&rsquo;s assault and murder of Riley, he was also convicted of violating Georgia&rsquo;s &ldquo;peeping Tom&rdquo; law for &ldquo;going to a UGA apartment building on the same day as Riley&rsquo;s death, looking through the window and spying on a student prior to his encounter with Riley.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DNA evidence found under Riley&rsquo;s nails and on bloodied clothes Ibarra had worn linked him directly to the murder, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/laken-riley-verdict-jose-ibarra-convicted-murder-killing-georgia-nursing-student\/15563856\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n<p>He also had scratch marks on his neck and back.<\/p>\n<p>Riley&rsquo;s murder became a 2024 presidential campaign issue, with President-elect Donald Trump 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<\/a> the southern border into the U.S. in September 2022 at El Paso, Texas, and was apprehended and released into the U.S.<\/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; 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Judge H. Patrick Haggard declared Ibarra guilty of malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated battery, obstructing an emergency call, tampering with evidence, and peeping Tom offenses. Ibarra chose to forgo a jury trial. Riley was attacked while jogging on the University of Georgia campus on February 22. Prosecutor Sheila Ross stated that when Riley resisted being assaulted, Ibarra violently struck her head with a rock multiple times. Police were alerted to her location after she made a 911 call at 9:11 a.m., but there was no response when dispatch called back. Evidence presented in court included body cam footage from the officer who discovered Riley&#8217;s body after the brutal attack by Ibarra. Testimony revealed that her clothing had been partially removed during the assault and that DNA evidence linked Ibarra directly to the crime scene. The case gained national attention during the 2024 presidential campaign as Republicans criticized President Biden&#8217;s border policies in relation to Riley&#8217;s death; it was noted that Ibarra had illegally entered the U.S. in September 2022 before being apprehended and released<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371270,"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\/Jose-Ibarra.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33009,42983,45387,45386],"class_list":["post-2371269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-illegal-immigration","tag-laken-riley","tag-legal-verdict","tag-murder-trial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jose-Ibarra.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371269","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=2371269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371273,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371269\/revisions\/2371273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}