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Man charged in killing of Georgia student Laken Riley waives right to jury trial

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Man charged in killing of Georgia student Laken Riley waives right to jury trial

Man charged in killing of Georgia student Laken Riley waives right to jury trial



A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate.

Jose Ibarra was charged in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. A 10-count indictment accused Ibarra of hitting the 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student in the head, asphyxiating her and intending to sexually assault her. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ftnWGM

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