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This morning, Channel 2 has obtained an indictment that reveals new details in the death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student killed while jogging on the University of Georgia campus.
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Riley was found dead on a running trail on February 22.
Police arrested José Ibarra, a Venezuelan migrant, and initially charged him with seven counts related to Riley’s death, including intentional murder, felony murder, aggravated murder, kidnapping and aggravated battery.
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Ibarra has now been charged with three additional counts that paint a more complete picture of what happened to Riley that day.
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The new documents accuse Ibarra of attempting to rape Riley, then asphyxiate her and hit her in the head with a rock. He is then accused of having thrown away his jacket and gloves to conceal the crime.
The new indictment also accuses him of being a “voyeur” for going to the UGA campus and spying on a woman in an apartment at the University of Georgia’s Village Housing complex, which serves as housing for families and graduate students.
Building “S” is directly across the street from Oconee Forest Park and a retention pond near where Riley was running when she was killed.
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