GUILTY GA - University of Georgia Laken Hope Riley, 22, found dead near University of Georgia intramural fields, foul play suspected, 22 Feb 2024

[imstilla.grandma]

Diego Ibarra was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty in July to two counts of possessing a fraudulent document. He is to be transferred to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, for deportation after he completes his sentence, the department said.

Argenis and Flores-Bello each were sentenced Wednesday to time served after pleading guilty in December to one count of possessing a fraudulent document. They were to be immediately turned over to ICE for deportation, according to the news release. The statement did not elaborate on those deportation plans.

Brothers and roommate of Laken Riley’s killer to be deported after fake green card convictions

They were sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty last year.

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[dotr]

Brothers and roommate of Laken Riley’s killer to be deported after fake green card convictions

Two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate

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''Argenis and Flores-Bello each were sentenced Wednesday to time served after pleading guilty in December to one count of possessing a fraudulent document. They were to be immediately turned over to ICE for deportation, according to the news release. The statement did not elaborate on those deportation plans.

Federal authorities said they believe that Diego Ibarra is affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua based on his multiple tattoos and social media photos of him making signs and wearing clothes associated with the gang.''

Mar 19, 2025
NBC News' David Noriega spoke with Gadi Schwartz about the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, who operate in multiple countries, including the U.S.

Dec 30, 2024
Allegedly the perpetrators in a brazen Denver jewelry store heist in June, the beating of New York City Police officers in January and the man convicted in the murder of Laken Riley are reported to be part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

 

[CHEL]

Mental health evaluation ordered for ex-UGA student’s convicted killer

Jose Ibarra was convicted in Laken Riley’s death in 2024, setting off national immigration debate.

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[StarryStarryNight]

Mental health evaluation ordered for ex-UGA student’s convicted killer

Jose Ibarra was convicted in Laken Riley’s death in 2024, setting off national immigration debate.

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This article says his attorneys are requesting a new trial because the verdict was “contrary to law and contrary to the evidence”.
What a joke. Not at the trial I watched.
Also, just because he chose to sit like a piece of melted plastic throughout the trial doesn’t mean he didn’t know what was going on. More like he didn’t care what was going on.

 

[mickey2942]

This article says his attorneys are requesting a new trial because the verdict was “contrary to law and contrary to the evidence”.
What a joke. Not at the trial I watched.
Also, just because he chose to sit like a piece of melted plastic throughout the trial doesn’t mean he didn’t know what was going on. More like he didn’t care what was going on.

Not unlike the killer of Mollie Tibbets. He led LEO to her body. Then, tried to blame her boyfriend for her death, and framing it on him due to "racism".

 

[Justice101]

This article says his attorneys are requesting a new trial because the verdict was “contrary to law and contrary to the evidence”.
What a joke. Not at the trial I watched.
Also, just because he chose to sit like a piece of melted plastic throughout the trial doesn’t mean he didn’t know what was going on. More like he didn’t care what was going on.

Appeals are normal and on about 10% are successful. Actually a lower number than 10 to 20 years ago.

 

[arielilane]

ATHENS, Ga. (Court TV) — Attorneys are expected to appear at a hearing on Friday as convicted killer Jose Ibarra fights for a new trial.

Jose Ibarra says defense did not understand evidence in murder appeal

Jose Ibarra's attorneys claim that they were not given enough time to examine and understand key evidence in his murder trial.

www.courttv.com

1/29/2026

 

[StarryStarryNight]

ATHENS, Ga. (Court TV) — Attorneys are expected to appear at a hearing on Friday as convicted killer Jose Ibarra fights for a new trial.

Jose Ibarra says defense did not understand evidence in murder appeal

Jose Ibarra's attorneys claim that they were not given enough time to examine and understand key evidence in his murder trial.

www.courttv.com

1/29/2026

What a waste of time and money.

 

[acutename]

Not unlike the killer of Mollie Tibbets. He led LEO to her body. Then, tried to blame her boyfriend for her death, and framing it on him due to "racism".

this case reminds me of MT- and I wonder if these killers did this attack/rape/murder before and were not caught

 

[mickey2942]

this case reminds me of MT- and I wonder if these killers did this attack/rape/murder before and were not caught

That is a good question. I often wondered if they had killed in their country of origin, and came to the United States, for a new place. Maybe it was getting to hot. Time to move on.

It also brings up the issue of what they have called the "Killing Fields" on the border of the United States and Mexico. Were these predators in that area too? We just don't know enough about the background of people who come to the United States undocumented.

 

[Justice101]

What a waste of time and money.

It almost always is a waste of time with the important exception of new DNA evidence.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

FILE – Jason Riley, center, Laken Riley’s father, listens during the Jose Ibarra trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool, File)
Jason Riley filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, as well as several property management companies. His daughter, a 22-year-old nursing student, was killed in February 2024, and Jose Ibarra was convicted of murder and other charges in her death.

Just over an hour before Riley was killed, Ibarra had looked into the window of a University of Georgia graduate student’s on-campus apartment and tried to open the front door before fleeing into a wooded area. The lawsuit alleges that the Board of Regents “failed in its duty to provide a reasonably safe premises” and failed to notify students and guests on campus of the threat posed by Ibarra that morning.

“Soon thereafter, with no knowledge of the potential assailant and no reason to suspect any danger, nursing student Laken Riley went for her routine morning run near the Intramural Fields on the UGA campus,” the lawsuit says.

Laken Riley's father files lawsuit accusing Ga. university system of negligence

Laken Riley's father says failures with the Georgia public university system contributed to her murder on the UGA campus.

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