ATHENS, Ga.—An illegal immigrant accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in her death.
A grand jury in early May returned an indictment charging Jose Ibarra, 26, with murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and other crimes in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley. The 10-count indictment accuses Mr. Ibarra of hitting the 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student in the head, asphyxiating her and pulling up her clothing with the intent to rape her.
