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(NewsNation) — Defense attorneys volition telephone their past witnesses connected the 4th time of the proceedings for Jose Ibarra, the antheral accused of sidesplitting Georgia nursing pupil Laken Riley earlier this year.
Jose Ibarra, 26, volition not beryllium 1 of these witnesses. After being work his rights successful some English and Spanish, Jose Ibarra chose not to attest connected his ain behalf.
Diego Ibarra, Jose's brother, was called to the witnesser basal connected Tuesday, but was rushed disconnected aft the tribunal learned his lawyer did not privation him to talk due to the fact that of the fake greenish paper lawsuit against him.
It is imaginable Diego Ibarra volition beryllium called backmost to the basal Wednesday.
On Feb. 22, Riley was reported missing erstwhile she didn’t instrumentality location from a run. Investigators aboriginal discovered her body in a forested country connected the University of Georgia field successful Athens. UGA constabulary arrested Jose Ibarra the adjacent day.
Before prosecutors wrapped up their case, attorneys revealed marque caller video from the past clip 22-year-old Riley was seen alive, showing her moving connected a way connected the University of Georgia's field conscionable minutes earlier she dialed 911. Another video, which the prosecution said showed Jose Ibarra connected the greeting Riley died, allegedly showed Ibarra lurking astir the way and trying to interruption into a young woman's apartment.
Approximately 1 hr aft this video was taken, prosecutors said, Jose Ibarra and Riley's compartment phones pinged astatine identical locations adjacent the country of the crime.
A minute-by-minute timeline of Riley's last moments was revealed done calls and texts from her phone. At 8:55 a.m. that morning, Riley texted her mother, "Good morning, astir to spell for a tally if you're escaped to talk."
Then, astatine 9:03 a.m., Riley called her mom, who did not prime up. Riley's moms soon followed up with a fig of calls and texts that her girl did not answer.
“Please telephone me, I’m disquieted sick astir you,” 1 of those texts by Riley's parent said.
To adjacent their case, the authorities asked a DNA specializer what she discovered erstwhile examining Laken Riley's fingernails. The DNA specializer said fingernail samples matched a illustration of Jose Ibarra's humor recovered connected a overgarment recovered successful a dumpster.
The defence is questioning the prosecution's timeline by calling different witnesses — similar a runner who says helium saw idiosyncratic similar Jose Ibarra connected the way — though his timeline does not lucifer up identically to the 1 that's been presented by prosecutors.
Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan nationalist who Customs and Border Patrol sources archer NewsNation has ties to the Tren De Aragua gang, would walk the remainder of his beingness successful situation if convicted. He has pleaded not blameworthy to murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, artillery and tampering with grounds charges.
