Moment Georgia nursing student’s ‘killer’ is pinned against cop car, cuffed and arrested near IGN campus murder scene: Illegal Venezuelan migrant is denied bail court hearing
- Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, denied bail during Saturday morning’s hearing, with the case referred to a higher court
- He is accused of killing UGA student Laken Riley, 22, who was found dead Thursday
Dramatic footage shows the moment the alleged killer of student nurse Laken Riley was arrested when the suspect was denied bail.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was filmed while handcuffed near apartments near where the victim’s body was found.
The Venezuelan illegal migrant has been charged with the murder of the 22-year-old University of Georgia student.
Riley was found dead Thursday in a field on the university’s Athens campus after he failed to return home from a jog.
On Saturday, Ibarra’s judge denied Ibarra’s bail because his court had no jurisdiction to do so and referred the case to a higher court. Atlanta News First reports.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was filmed while handcuffed near apartments near where murder victim and UGA student Laken Riley was found
UGA murder victim Laken Riley, 22, was killed by ‘blunt force trauma,’ said police investigating her death
Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, has been identified and charged in 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 Argo Apartments on S Milledge Ave in Athens on Friday.
The homes are near several trails that circle the area where Riley’s body was discovered.
Video shows Ibarro being held against a car and handcuffed, while wearing the same red shirt he wears in his mugshot.
He has been charged with malice murder, murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, obstructing a 911 call, concealing the death of another and failing to appear on a fingerprintable charge are printed.
Police said he did not know the victim and that the crime was a “random solo act.”
His brother, Diego Ibarra, was also arrested Friday for showing a fake green card to police.
Police confirmed Riley died of “blunt force trauma” after they made the grim discovery on an intramural field at the school.
She was reported missing by a concerned housemate. Riley’s family spoke of their devastation after her murder.
Ibarra has been charged with malice murder, murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, obstructing a 911 call and concealing the death of another.
On Saturday, Ibarra’s judge denied Ibarra’s bail because his court had no jurisdiction to do so and sent the case 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 are searching a wooded area at the University of Georgia after Thursday’s shock discovery
‘The loss is unimaginable. A beautiful girl taken in this senseless act of violence. There are no words. Only God knows the 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 apartment in Athens 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 robust. It is supported by important community input, physical evidence and expert police work. Importantly, we were assisted by video footage from our campus security camera network.”