Judge Patrick Haggard, who presided over the four-day bench trial, in which the judge, not a jury, decides the verdict, found Ibarra guilty on all charges: one count of malice murder, three counts of felony murder, one count of kidnapping, one count aggravated assault, one count of aggravated battery, one count of hindering an emergency telephone call, one count of tampering with evidence, and one "Peeping Tom" count (10 counts in total). Ibarra, who heard his fate read aloud via an English-to-Spanish translation, required an interpreter every day in the Athens-Clarke County courthouse. He listened through headphones provided by the court.
In September 2022, Ibarra illegally crossed over the United States-Mexico border through El Paso, Texas. He was subsequently released into the country on parole, sources told Fox News.
On the second day of testimony, Ibarra's former roommate revealed that the 26-year-old Venezuelan national had taken a taxpayer-funded trip to Georgia, where he ultimately murdered Riley in the college town of Athens.
Rosbeli Flores-Bello, the state's 11th witness, testified that after Iberra illegally entered the United States, he stayed at New York City's once-luxury Roosevelt Hotel, which was transformed into a migrant-processing hub, on the taxpayer's dime before flying on a "humanitarian flight" from Manhattan to Atlanta in September 2023. https://townhall.com/.../11/20/laken-riley-verdict-n2648030
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