CNN —The man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley in February was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder and aggravated assault with intent to rape as well as for an earlier incident in which he allegedly peeped into the window of a student.
Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student, was killed on February 22 while out for a run on the University of Georgia’s campus.
Ibarra struck Riley in the head with a rock multiple times and asphyxiated her, according to the indictment.
Ibarra, of Athens, Georgia, is an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela who was not a university student.
Clarke County Sheriff’s OfficeThe killing and suspect’s immigration status renewed debate on the country’s immigration policies at the highest level.
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