Laken Riley's murderer deserves the death penalty

Augusta University student Laken Riley's murderer was sentenced to life in prison, but he should have been given the death penalty.

Georgia native Philip Holloway began his career in law enforcement when he became a police officer in 1989. His career as a criminal law attorney began in 1996 after he graduated summa cum laude from South Texas College of Law.  After college, he went on to serve as an officer and Judge Advocate in the United States Navy. He is the founder of the Holloway Law Group in Marietta, Georgia.

The monster who killed Laken Riley is off to serve the rest of his natural life in a Georgia prison. He was sentenced to two life sentences without parole and then some. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, illegal Venezuelan immigrant Jose Ibarra will never breathe free air again. But the question remains: why is he not facing the death penalty? Why would DA Gonzalez be so callous and indifferent to the memory of Laken Riley that she would not seek the ultimate punishment in one of the most heartbreaking murders in Georgia history?