Jose Ibarra was charged in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. A 10-count indictment accused Ibarra of hitting the 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student in the head, asphyxiating her and intending to sexually assault her.

Laken Riley, a student at Augusta University, was found dead in a wooded area on the Athens campus on Feb. 22 after she didn't return from a run.

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has waived his right to a trial by jury and requested a bench trial where a judge will decide his guilt or innocence.

Jose Ibarra is accused of killing 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in February. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition.

Attorneys for the accused killer of nursing student Laken Riley are in an Athens-Clarke County courtroom Tuesday morning asking for a trial by judge.A day before jury selection in his trial is expected to begin,

A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate.