A 26-year-old man from Venezuela, identified as Jose Ibarra, has been accused of the murder of University of Georgia nursing student Lakin Riley. Ibarra, confirmed by ICE to be an illegal immigrant who entered the U.S. through El Paso, Texas in September 2022, had previous encounters with the law.
According to ICE, Ibarra was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for unlawfully entering the U.S. near El Paso, Texas. He had also been arrested in New York City for child endangerment in August. Despite a possible ICE detainer, he was released by the NYPD.
