Suspect in Laken Riley Murder Pleads Not Guilty
Jose Ibarra faces multiple charges including malice murder and aggravated assault in the death of the Georgia nursing student.
- Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was arraigned in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court.
- Riley was killed while jogging on the University of Georgia campus in February.
- The indictment includes charges of malice murder, felony murder, and kidnapping with bodily injury.
- Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty but aim for life imprisonment without parole.
- The case has intensified debates on U.S. immigration policies.