Police in Georgia have released the name of a suspect now detained in connection to the death of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus this week.
Feb. 23 Police in Georgia have released the name of a suspect now detained in connection to the death of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, whose body was found at the University of Georgia this week.
Campus Police Chief Jeff Clark confirmed at a Friday news conference they had arrested 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra, although conceding a motive for the killing is not yet clear.
«He did not know her at all. I think this was a crime of opportunity,» Clark said of Ibarra. «He did not attend school at the University of Georgia. This was an individual who woke up with bad intentions that day.»
Officials said Ibarra moved to Georgia from Venezuela, confirming he is not a U.S. citizen. Clark said detectives do not yet know when he arrived at the campus in Athens, Ga.
