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Suspect in Laken Riley Death Indicted on 10 Counts

Defense attorneys Kaitlyn Beck and John Donnelly present the not guilty plea for Jose Ibarra to sign during Ibarra's court appearance on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Athens, Ga. Ibarra is accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. (Nell Carroll/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
(Nell Carroll/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Defense attorneys Kaitlyn Beck and John Donnelly present the not guilty plea for Jose Ibarra to sign during Ibarra's court appearance on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Athens, Ga. Ibarra is accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. (Nell Carroll/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

A man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus has been indicted on 10 charges.
Grand jurors say Ibarra intended to rape Riley in their 10-count indictment. Ibarra is charged with malice murder, three counts of felony murder including felony murder aggravated assault with intent to rape, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated battery, hindering a 911 call, tampering with evidence, and peeping Tom.

Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez brought in Special Prosecutor Shelia Ross from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council (PAC) to prosecute the case.

Ibarra is accused of killing Riley in February as she ran near Lake Herrick on the UGA campus. He was arrested hours later and was being held in the Clarke County Jail.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!