- Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was denied bail at a Saturday morning hearing that referred the case to a higher court.
- He is charged with the murder of UGA student Laken Riley, 22, found dead Thursday.
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Dramatic footage shows the moment the alleged killer of nursing student Laken Riley was arrested and the suspect was denied bail.
José Antonio Ibarra, 26, was filmed being handcuffed near apartments located near where the victim’s body was found.
The illegal Venezuelan migrant has been charged with the murder of the 22-year-old University of Georgia student.
Riley was found dead in a field on the university’s campus in Athens on Thursday after failing to return home from a run.
On Saturday, an Ibarra judge denied Ibarra bail because his court was not authorized to do so and sent the matter to a higher court. Atlanta Firs Newst reports.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was filmed being handcuffed near apartments located near where murder victim and UGA student Laken Riley was found.
UGA murder victim Laken Riley, 22, was killed by ‘blunt force trauma,’ police investigating her death said.
José Antonio Ibarra, 26, has been identified and charged with the alleged murder of nursing student Laken Riley, 22, at the University of Georgia in Athens.
The outlet obtained footage of Ibarra’s arrest at the Argo Apartments on S Milledge Ave in Athens on Friday.
The residences are near several trails surrounding the area where Riley’s body was discovered.
The video shows Ibarro held against a car and handcuffed with the same red shirt he is wearing in his mugshot.
He has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, concealing the death of another person and failing to appear for a finger-impression charge.
Police said they did not know the victim and that the crime was a “random and solitary act.”
His brother, Diego Ibarra, was also arrested Friday for presenting a fake green card to police.
Police confirmed Riley died from “blunt force trauma” after making the grim discovery on a school intramural field.
A concerned roommate had reported her missing. Riley’s family spoke of their devastation following her murder.
Ibarra has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another person.
On Saturday, an Ibarra judge denied Ibarra bail because his court was not authorized to do so and sent the matter to a higher court.
Officials confirmed that Ibarra is not a U.S. citizen and did not know or have any relationship with Riley.
Police search a wooded area at the University of Georgia after Thursday’s shocking discovery.
‘The loss is unimaginable. A beautiful girl kidnapped in this senseless act of violence. There are no words. Only God knows pain and can heal our broken hearts,” said cousin Denise Brown Ewing.
UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark told reporters at a news conference Thursday that officers searched Ibarra’s Athens apartment and evidence shows he acted alone.
‘He didn’t know her at all. I think this is a crime of opportunity where he saw an individual and bad things happened,” Clark said.
‘The evidence is solid. It is supported by key community input, physical evidence and expert police work. It is important to note that we have video images from the security camera network on our campus.’