What Jose Ibarra Indictment Tells Us

Jose Ibarra Indicted for the Murder of Laken Riley.

Laken Riley was murdered on February 22, 2024. She was running alone on UGA property in the Intramural Fields running trails near Lake Herrick. The indictment charges Ibarra with malice murder, three counts of felony murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault with intent to commit rape, aggravated battery, interference with a 911 emergency call, tampering with evidence, and Peeping Tom. Felony murder charges are applied when someone kills another during the course of committing a felony and in this case includes the aggravated assault with intent to commit rape and aggravated battery, resulting in 3 counts. Laken was strangled and beaten in the head with a rock.

According to the indictment story in Classic City News, the “Peeping Tom” incident occurred the morning of the murder at University Village which is student housing on UGA property. We did some digging and found this to be true. Read More.