The brothers of Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant convicted of murdering 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Riley, on February 22, 2024, were jogging at the University of Georgia campus, but were sentenced to prison and deportation after committing a crime of having a fake green card during a murder investigation.
Diego “Gocho” Ibarra, 29, of Venezuela, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of fraudulent documents on July 15, 2024.
Riley’s murderer Jose Ibarra lived with 25-year-old Diego and Argenis “Menny” Ibarra, and at the time of the murder, Rosbergel “Lagorda” Flores Bello, 29, a Venezuelan woman roommate at the time of the murder, at the time of the time of the Venezuelan “Lagorda” Flores Bello, 29, at an apartment complex in Athens, Georgia. All four were questioned and were arrested by investigators.
Diego Ibarra will appear in federal court on Thursday for immigration charges. Ibarra is Jose Ibarra’s brother and was convicted in November of the murder of Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia. (Lucy Luckwich)
Illegal brother of a suspected murderer Raken Riley linked to a Venezuelan crime gang
Argenis Ibarra and Flores-Bello pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards under different names on February 23, 2024, and in December 2024, to possessing fraudulent documents. But they remained in America.
In Wednesday’s verdict, U.S. District Judge Tillman E. Ebara ordered Diego Ibara to be placed in custody of the US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the end of his federal prison sentence, and Alzenith Ibara and Flores Bello to be placed in ICE custody immediately.
According to court documents and statements, the Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) was notified of Diego Ibarra’s illegal presence on February 23, 2024 during the investigation into the murder of Laken Riley.
Jose Ibarra will appear in the courthouse in Athens, Georgia on November 1, 2024. (Robin Rayne from Fox News Digital)
Athens Clark County Police Department (ACCPD) officers at the time searching for Jose Ibarra approached Diego Ibarra after matching his brother’s description.
Diego Ibarra was detained for giving ACCPD officers a fake green card when asked for identification.
Investigators later discovered that his journey to the United States was linked to multiple illegal border crossings.
He was first sent back to Mexico on April 3, 2023 after entering the United States near Eagle Pass, Texas, according to a statement from the US Lawyer’s Office for the Central District of Georgia.
Diego Ibarra will appear in federal court on immigration accusations in Macon, Georgia on March 8th. (Lucy Luckwich)
Less than a month passed on April 30, 2023, he attempted to break into the country with four other Venezuelan men, crossing the border near the Isletta station in El Paso, Texas.
In a fight with US Border Patrol (USBP) agents, Diego Ibarra grabbed and threw the agent’s service radio before biting it. The encounters were divided by members of the National Guard.
He complained of back and leg pain before being taken to the hospital. He was attributed to scaling and falling from the border fence during illegal crossings.
After admitting that his injuries were not due to a fight with his agents, he insisted on exile and the “fear of returning” to Venezuela.
ICE is flying to take illegal immigrants from the United States to their country. (Ice Seattle)
Ice Enforcement and Removal Operation (ERO) placed him in an alternative to the May 11, 2023 Detention (ATD) program, and was released from immigration custody the following day, wearing a GPS ankle bracelet and reporting to New York, pending asylum proceedings. He never showed up.
Diego Ibarra’s ankle monitor “pinned” near Littleton, Colorado on May 25, 2023, and he cut it off at some point before his final arrest.
He moved to Georgia where he worked temporarily at the UGA cafeteria and was later arrested on various charges, including DUI and driving without a license on September 24, 2023. Shoplifting on October 27th, 2023. On December 8th, 2023, shoplifting with an outstanding arrest warrant.
Laken Riley was a nursing student who was found dead near a lake on the University of Georgia campus on February 22, 2024. (Allyson Phillips/Facebook)
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The ACCPD also responded to a national incident involving Diego Ibara and his girlfriend on September 26, 2023.
While jailed at the Butts County Detention Center for fake documents found during the Riley murder investigation, Diego Ibarra caused “severe floods” when he smashed the prison’s cell block fire sprinkler system, according to a statement.
On June 25, 2024, prison guards spotted a thorny with two improvised weapons, including a sharp sprinkler head with makeshift grips and a pen wrapped in saran wrap.
Court documents state that Diego Ibarra is likely partnering with Venezuelan illegal immigrant street gangster Tren DeLagua (TDA), based on evidence that includes multiple TDA tattoos and photos of him on social media, including evidence of TDA gang signs and wearing TDA clothing.
Suspects of members of the Tren de Aragua gang (Edward Romero)
President Donald Trump on Saturday designated a foreign terrorist organization on February 20 by the State Department to target the TDA in the wartime alien enemy law of 1798.
The cross-border background between Argenis Ibarra and Flores-Bello is not longer than the background of Diego Ibarra, but it has been revealed that Argenis Ibarra has also illegally entered the United States multiple times.
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Argenis Ibarra illegally entered the United States near Eagle Pass, Texas on April 3, 2023, and USBP sent him back to Mexico.
A month ago, on April 30, 2023, USBP arrested him again near El Paso, Texas, and took him to an ice processing center in El Paso, according to the statement. He was released on May 4, 2023. “Because there is no space at the processing center.”
Law enforcement and agents protect the border in El Paso, Texas. (David Peinado/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
Similarly, Flores Bello was arrested after illegally entering the country on May 3, 2023 and taken to an ice processing centre in El Paso, and released on May 5, 2023, “because there is no space at the processing centre.”
She provided her home address in New York and was scheduled for an immigration court hearing on October 18, 2023, but she made a humanitarian flight to Atlanta, Georgia with Jose Ibarra, whom she met in New York in December 2023.
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She settled in Athens and lived with Ibarra’s brothers.
Jose Ibarra was convicted of malicious murder on November 20, 2024, and was subjected to three felony murders and assaults in Athens-Clark County Superior Court, among other charges, with intent to rape.
He is serving a life sentence.
Oudrey Conklin of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
