Suspect in murder of Georgia nursing student entered U.S. illegally, had previously been arrested, ICE says
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The suspect in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Hope Riley entered the U.S. illegally from Venezuela and had been previously arrested in New York, officials said Sunday.
The suspect, 26-year-old Jose Ibarra, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 8, 2022, after he unlawfully entered the U.S. near El Paso, Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement.
Ibarra was released by U.S. border officials pending a review of his immigration case, ICE said. He was arrested a little over a year later, on Sept. 14, 2023, by New York Police Department officers and charged with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation, according to the ICE statement. The statement did not elaborate on the details of his alleged crimes.
