Jose Ibarra Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Killing Georgia Nursing Student Laken Riley

Jose Ibarra was found guilty of several counts of murder in the February killing of Laken Riley

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Jose Ibarra

The man convicted of killing Laken Riley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by a judge in Georgia on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, was killed on Feb. 22 while she was out on a jog on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga.

Jose Ibarra was found guilty of murder in her killing by an Athens County judge, whose verdict was livestreamed on Court TV.

Ibarra was found guilty on one count of malice murder, three counts of felony murder, and kidnapping, aggravated assault with attempt to rape, aggravated battery, obstructing a 911 call, tampering with evidence and peeping tom.

As Judge H. Patrick Haggard announced the verdict on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Ibarra sat quietly and didn't display a visible reaction.

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Laken Riley

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Before the sentencing, the court heard moving testimony from Riley's parents, sister and friends.

"Jose took no pity on my scared, panicked and struggling child," Riley's mother Allyson Phillips said, fighting back tears.

Riley's sister Lauren Phillips talked about Riley's terror during her final moments.

"I think about how scared she must have been and how that man," Lauren said, pointing towards Ibarra.

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Riley was found dead with "visible injuries" after she disappeared while on a jog. She died from blunt force trauma to the head, an Athens-Clarke County coroner previously told PEOPLE.