Judicial Watch Sues for 911 Call, Arrest Reports in Laken Riley’s Murder

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Georgia Open Records Act lawsuit against the University of Georgia Police Department for audio of any 911 call about nursing student Laken Riley who was assaulted and murdered, allegedly by illegal alien Jose Antonio Ibarra on the university campus. The lawsuit also demands the initial arrest report of Ibarra for the February 22, 2024, murder of Riley (Judicial Watch v. Jeff Clark, in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the University of Georgia Police Department (SU24-cv-0106)).

Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court of Clarke County after the police agency failed to comply with March 1 and March 14 Georgia Open Record Act requests, claiming that the records requested were exempt because they are “records of law enforcement in pending investigation of prosecution.”

Judicial Watch requests:

The audio recording of the 911 call reportedly made by Lake Riley while she was allegedly being assaulted by Jose Antonio Ibarra on February 22, 2024.

The initial arrest report of Jose Antonio Ibarra for the February 22, 2024 homicide of Laken Riley.

The initial incident report relating to the death of Laken Riley.

The Judicial Watch lawsuit states: “911 records are public records that can be released to the public as long as redactions are made of any names, addresses, or telephone numbers of the person placing the call to the public safety answering point.” Initial arrest and incident reports are also required to be disclosed to the public under Georgia law.

Riley, a 22-year-old student at Georgia’s Augusta University, was killed while jogging in a park on the University of Georgia campus. Her alleged killer, Ibarra, is an illegal alien from Venezuela.

“There are many political forces that wish to suppress the truth about what happened to Laken Riley, but Judicial Watch will insist on transparency under law for the public interest and public safety,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

Judicial Watch was assisted by attorney John R. Monroe of John Monroe Law, P.C.

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