Laken Riley murder trial live updates: Jose Ibarra sentenced to life without parole
A judge in Athens, Georgia, found illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra guilty on all counts Wednesday in the brutal murder of nursing student Laken Riley, 22.
Ibarra was sentenced less than two hours later to the maximum: two life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 27 years, all to be served consecutively.
The killer, a Tren de Aragua gang member, had waived his right to a jury trial and did not testify in his own defense.
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What we covered
- Tren de Aragua gangster sentenced to life in prison for vicious murder of nursing student Laken Riley
- Laken Riley’s sobbing mom asks judge to show ‘no mercy’ to ‘sick, twisted, evil coward’ in victim impact statement
- Heartbreaking bodycam footage played in court of Riley’s family finding out she was murdered
- Catch up with our previous live coverage