Jose Ibarra was accused of killing Laken Riley while she was running on the University of Georgia's campus after prosecutors said she "refused to be his rape victim."

Closing arguments have begun in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, whose death fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race.

Jose Ibarra learned his fate on Wednesday following a four-day-long bench trial in Athens in a case that captured national attention and rocked the community.

Viewer discretion is advised.>> LIVE UPDATES FROM COURTROOMATHENS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan immigrant who entered the U.S. illegally, was found guilty Wednesday morning in the Feb.

Illegal alien Jose Ibarra has been found guilty of murdering Laken Riley. Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard made the ruling.

Jose Antonio Ibarra was convicted on three counts of felony murder and counts of malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape and “peeping Tom.”

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race.

Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case in the trial against the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley