Protesters interrupted a press conference on Wednesday as Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, Mayor Kelly Girtz attempted to update the public on new details in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley.
A 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, Jose Antonio Ibarra, has been arrested and charged with Riley’s murder. He was also charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another person. Ibarra reportedly entered the United States illegally in 2022 and was paroled into the country.
As Mayor Girtz, a Democrat, attempted to give the most recent updates in the case, several protesters interrupted the event. They shouted at Girtz, blaming him for making Athens a sanctuary city and claiming that he had facilitated the problem. “We unflinchingly defend the human rights of all people, including citizens, noncitizens and those…
