Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra found guilty in death of Georgia nursing student

Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan migrant in the United States illegally, has been convicted on charges of malice murder and felony murder in the death of Laken Riley.

The 22-year-old student was killed the morning of Feb. 22 in the woods at the University of Georgia, where she was struck in the head with a rock and asphyxiated during an attempted sexual assault. Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial and elected to have a bench trial, where the judge was the sole person responsible for a verdict and sentencing.