Man suspected of killing nursing student on University of Georgia campus likely didnt know her, police say [Video]

ATLANTA, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – A man facing murder charges in connection to the death of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus was denied bond by a judge Saturday morning in Athens.

Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, faces charges of malice and felony murder, aggravated battery, kidnapping, concealing the death of another and several other charges in connection to the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley.

UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark said it is believed Ibarra, who lived in Athens but was not a U.S. citizen, did not know Riley.

“I think this was a crime of opportunity,” Clark said.

Riley was a student at August University’s College of Nursing in Athens. A friend of Riley called the university police on Thursday after she didn’t return from …