Court documents reveal new details of killing of nursing student at University of Georgia

By JEFF MARTIN and JEFF AMY
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — The suspect in the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus used an object as a weapon in the crime and is accused of “disfiguring her skull.” That’s according to newly filed arrest affidavits. Jose Ibarra faces multiple murder and assault charges in the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley. Authorities have not said exactly how Riley was killed, only that her death was caused by blunt force trauma. The district attorney in Athens says she is appointing a special prosecutor to handle the case. And at the state Capitol, Republicans are pushing bills to force local police and sheriffs to cooperate more closely with federal immigration officials.