Records show he and his brother, Diego Ibarra, were then arrested in Georgia for stealing nearly $200 worth of goods from an Athens Walmart, and he had a warrant out for his arrest when he allegedly murdered Riley.
Laken Hope Riley went for a run on Thursday morning near the UGA intramural fields and never returned. Police later found her body nearby.
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A bench warrant was issued for Jose Antonio Ibarra’s arrest on Dec. 20 after he failed to appear in court on that case, records show.
“A criminal history for the two were ran and both returned having no prior convictions for shoplifting,” an incident report said.
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department said it’s standard operating procedure to give citations for certain misdemeanor offenses including shoplifting.
“While we can’t speak about an ongoing investigation, it is consistent with practice that individuals charged with misdemeanor shoplifting and other misdemeanor offenses may be released on citation,” the department said
The suspect charged in the death of nursing student Laken Hope Riley on the University of Georgia campus was apprehended alongside his brother in October for stealing about $200 worth of clothing and food from a Walmart in Athens, records show.
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According to the criminal complaint and sworn affidavit, since entering the country, Ibarra has been arrested three times by Athens law enforcement: on or about Sept. 25, 2023, Ibarra was arrested by ACCPD for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without a license; on or about Oct. 27, 2023, Ibarra was arrested by ACCPD for theft by shoplifting; and on or about Dec. 8, 2023, Ibarra was arrested by ACCPD for failure to appear for a fingerprintable offense.
MACON, Ga. (WJBF) – The brother of the man accused of killing Augusta University Nursing Student, Laken Riley, is scheduled to make his first court appearance. Diego Ibarra, 29, of Venezuela,…
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UPDATE (2/27): Diego Ibarra, the brother of the man charged with murdering a woman on the University of Georgia’s campus, will make his first court appearance in Macon on Monday.
Melissa Hodges, the spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, says the appearance will happen before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Weigle at the U.S. Courthouse at 2:30 p.m.
Diego Ibarra, the brother of the man charged with murdering a woman on the University of Georgia's campus, will make his first court appearance in Macon on Monday.
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