A former roommate of Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan migrant accused of brutally murdering University of Georgia student Laken Riley, implied in court Monday that the pair wound up in Athens, Ga.,

Ibarra is charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another. He faces 10 charges in total, which he denies, and he has waived his right to a jury trial.