UGA campus murder: Funeral plans announced for Laken Hope Riley
CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. - Funeral plans have been announced for the 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, killed while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus on Feb. 22.
A visitation will be held for Laken Hope Riley from noon until 2 p.m. March 1 at Woodstock City Church, according to her online obituary. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. Poole Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Woodstock are in charge of the arrangements.
Riley attended UGA before transferring to the Augusta University nursing program in Athens.
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When Riley did not return as expected from her morning run on Feb. 22, a friend called the campus police department.
A short time later, her body was discovered in a wooded area near Lake Herrick.
On Friday, 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra was arrested for her murder. He has been charged with murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another.
Ibarra lives in Athens but is not a U.S. citizen. It is not believed that he knew Riley. He was denied bail on Saturday.
His brother, Diego Ibarra, was also arrested for possessing a fake green card.
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An online GoFundMe account was created by a friend to assist the family with expenses and raise "homicide awareness."
UGA murder suspect denied bond, brother worked on campus
Jose Ibarra, who is accused of killing nursing student on a morning jog on University of Georgia's campus, was denied bond on Saturday morning. Additionally, it was revealed his brother, Diego Ibarra, used his fake green card to work briefly as a dishwasher at UGA.