Suspect charged in death of woman found slain on University of Georgia campus
A man charged in the death of a college student whose body was found Thursday on the campus of the University of Georgia committed a “crime of opportunity,” officials said Friday.
ATHENS, Ga. — A man charged in the death of a college student whose body was found Thursday on the campus of the University of Georgia committed a “crime of opportunity,” officials said Friday.
University Police Chief Jeff Clark identified the suspect as Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, of Athens. Clark said the suspect is not a U.S. citizen and did not attend the university.
He said there was no indication that he knew 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley.
Ibarra has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another, police said. He was booked into the Clarke County Jail on Friday night.
The suspect does not have an extensive violent criminal history, Clark said, adding that he “can’t say he has done this multiple times.”
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