Court documents claim that two cell phones, social media accounts, genetic and physical information, and location data were gathered without probable cause.
ATHENS, Ga. — The man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus has filed a motion to suppress some of the evidence in the case, according to court documents.
Jose Ibarra, 26, is accused of killing Riley, 22, on UGA’s campus on the morning of Feb. 22. Riley had gone for a run and when she didn’t return, a concerned friend called campus police.
UGA Police discovered her body with “visible injuries” in the forested area by Lake Herrick.
The precise circumstances of how Ibarra is alleged to have attacked Riley have not been fully detailed. However, previous arrest warrants said he caused harm to her skull and “did conceal the death of another person, and/or hinder discovery by dragging the victim to a …