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Judge orders mental health evaluation for Laken Riley’s convicted murderer
By Joe Johnson The judge who convicted Jose Ibarra of murdering Laken Riley and sentenced him to life in prison without parole has...
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17 hours ago1 min read
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ICE places hold on prisoner after arrest for Athens assault
Cesar David Maradiaga Gomez By Joe Johnson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on an assault suspect who is being...
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21 hours ago1 min read
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Athens man claims he was attacked by Tren de Aragua gang members because of Venezuelan political ties
By Joe Johnson The 32-year-old victim was punched, kicked and threatened with a rifle during a party on Westchester Lane. The man...
Classic City News
May 21 min read
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Victim says Venezuelan politics made him target of Tren de Aragua in Athens
Stock photo By Joe Johnson The 32-year-old victim was punched, kicked and threatened with a rifle during a party last month on...
Classic City News
Apr 131 min read
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Venezuelan gang members accused of assaulting Athens man
By Joe Johnson Members of a violent Venezuelan gang have been accused of assaulting an Athens man last week at westside apartment...
Classic City News
Mar 251 min read
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Venezuelans arrested during Laken Riley murder investigation sentenced, set for deportation
I’m Laken Riley Three Venezuelan nationals arrested during the investigation into the brutal murder of nursing student Laken Riley have...
Classic City News
Mar 192 min read
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Three Venezuelans sentenced, set for deportation after Laken Riley murder investigation
Riley and her murderer Three Venezuelan nationals arrested during the investigation into the brutal murder of nursing student Laken Riley...
Classic City News
Mar 192 min read
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Prison for immigrants arrested during Laken Riley murder investigation
Laken Hope Riley Released today by the U.S. Justice Department: ATHENS, Ga. – A Venezuelan man who entered the United States illegally...
Classic City News
Mar 195 min read
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Laken Riley’s killer sentenced to life in prison without parole
By Joe Johnson An illegal Venezuelan immigrant will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering...
Classic City News
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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Ibarra guilty on all counts in Laken Riley murder trial
By Joe Johnson The judge presiding over the Laken Riley murder trial has found defendant Jose Antonio Ibarra guilty of all 10 counts of...
Classic City News
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Ibarra caught on video disposing of bloody clothing after Laken Riley murder
The following story was originally published by Classic City News on July 21, 2024: By Joe Johnson A day after the body of nursing...
Classic City News
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Man indicted for allegedly raping UGA student in 2022
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury last week indicted a 33-year-old Eatonton man for the alleged rape of a University of Georgia...
Classic City News
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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Man indicted two times for molesting children in Athens trailer park
By Joe Johnson Jose Carmen Aguilar-Rodriguez, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting children in two separate indictments returned this...
Classic City News
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Grand jury returns two indictments accusing man of child sexual assaults in Athens trailer park
By Joe Johnson Jose Carmen Aguilar-Rodriguez, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting children in two separate indictments returned this...
Classic City News
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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