POLICE: Georgia Nursing Student Murder Suspect is Venezuelan Illegal Immigrant, Crossed Southern Border in 2022By Space Coast Daily // February 24, 2024Ibarra charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnappingPOLICE: Ibarra originally crossed illegally into El Paso, Texas, in September 2022(FOXNEWS.COM) – The suspect charged in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student has been confirmed as an illegal immigrant originally from Venezuela, Fox News Digital has learned. 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra, the suspect charged in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, is a Venezuelan national who crossed illegally into El Paso, Texas, in September 2022 and was released into the U.S. via parole, three ICE & DHS sources told Fox News. He measures 5 feet 3 inches and weighs 170 pounds, according to the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department’s booking sheet. Police have charged Ibarra with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another, UGA Police Chief Jeffrey L. Clark said during a news briefing Friday evening. Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was found dead Thursday after previously attending UGA before entering a nursing program at Augusta’s Athens campus, where she made the Dean’s List.

Source: Fox News February 24, 2024 19:12 UTC