Ibarra is charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another. He faces 10 charges in total, which he denies, and he has waived his right to a jury trial.

Prosecutor say that the man accused of killing Laken Riley "went hunting for females" on the University of Georgia campus before the nursing student's murder.