Brothers, roommate of illegal immigrant who killed Laken Riley to be deported
The brother of Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant convicted of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley Feb.22, 2024, while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus, was sentenced to prison and deportation after he pleaded guilty to having a fake green card during the murder investigation. Diego “Gocho” Ibarra, 29, of Venezuela, was sentenced Wednesday to four years behind bars after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of a fraudulent document July 15, 2024.The sentence was above the federal sentencing guideline range, and he will not be eligible for parole.Riley’s killer, Jose Ibarra, lived with his brothers — Diego and Argenis “Meny” Ibarra, 25, of Venezuela — and a female roommate, Rosbeli “La Gorda” Flores-Bello, 29, of Venezuela, in an Athens, Georgia apartment complex at the time of the murder.All four were questioned and arrested by investigators.Argenis Ibarra and Flores-Bello admitted to having fake green cards under different names Feb.
23, 2024, and pleaded guilty to possession of a fraudulent document in December 2024.However, they remained in the states.In Wednesday’s ruling, US District Judge Tilman E.Self ordered Diego Ibarra to be placed in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the end of his federal prison sentence and ordered Argenis Ibarra and Flores-Bello be placed in ICE custody immediately. According to court documents and statements, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was notified of Diego Ibarra’s illegal presence in the US Feb.
23, 2024, during the Laken Riley murder investigation.At the time, an Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) officer searching for Jose Ibarra approached Diego Ibarra because he matched his brother’s description. Diego Ibarra gave the ACCPD officer a fake green card when asked for identification and was taken into custody. Investigators later discovered his journey to the US involved multiple illegal border...