Two males charged with capital homicide in demise of 12-year-old Texas woman

Two males, whose immigration standing is unknown to police, had been charged within the killing of a 12-year-old Houston woman who was once discovered strangled to demise in a creek this week, police mentioned. 

Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, have been connected to the demise of Jocelyn Nungaray and face capital homicide fees, the Houston Police Division mentioned Thursday. 

“It is simply an amazing sense of aid to grasp they are simply no longer available in the market,” Nungaray’s mom, Alexis Nungaray, advised Fox Houston.

Investigators used surveillance video to trace the actions of Martinez and Ramos earlier than and after the killing, Houston police Lt. Stephen Hope mentioned. 

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Previous this week, Houston Mayor John Whitmire mentioned Nungaray was once at a comfort retailer and was once chatting with her 13-year-old boyfriend at the telephone after sneaking out of her circle of relatives’s condominium. The boyfriend advised investigators that he may listen Nungaray speaking with two other folks. 

Martinez and Ramos began their night at a cafe in combination on Sunday night time, police mentioned.

They left the eating place and walked southbound after they have been noticed on digicam, police mentioned. They have been later noticed assembly with Nungaray and chatting with her for a couple of mins. Later, Rangel Martinez and Pena Ramos, in conjunction with Jocelyn, walked to a 7-11 comfort retailer.

Government this week launched photographs taken from surveillance video from the 7-11 the place Nungaray was once closing noticed.  

In a while, the 3 of them walked to a bridge, the place investigators mentioned Nungaray was once murdered. Rangel Martinez and Pena Ramos then walked to the condominium they shared and left the lady’s frame in the back of, police mentioned. Police consider the pair lived in the similar condominium complicated as Nungaray.

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Video symbol of Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, and symbol of Jocelyn Nungaray. The boys are charged within the demise of the 12-year-old Houston woman.  (Houston Police Division; Fox Houston Courtesy of the Nungaray circle of relatives)

Alexis Nungaray mentioned her daughter perhaps noticed the pair round, however was once no longer identified to speak to strangers. 

“Possibly they have been noticed within the complicated, however she typically would not stroll round,” she advised the scoop station.

The Harris County clinical examiner reported that Jocelyn died because of strangulation. Government may no longer verify if the lady was once sexually assaulted. 

When wondered about experiences that the lads are from Venezuela, police declined to respond to and mentioned their prison standing had no longer but been verified as of Thursday. 

“We now have reached out to HSI (Native land Safety Investigations) and they’re accomplishing that a part of the investigation on the subject of their standing, and legality right here, and the ones kinds of issues. So, I might defer you to them at the affirmation of the ones issues,” Performing Police Leader Performing Leader Larry J. Satterwhite advised journalists. 

Fox Information Virtual has reached out to the Division of Native land Safety and U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). 

Following the arrests, Whitmire mentioned the courtroom gadget has to do its task and make sure each suspects are attempted in a well timed means. 

Houston police Lt. Stephen Hope at a information convention speaking about Nungaray’s homicide. (Houston Police Division)

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“We are gonna be observing you; the arrests have taken position, and the fees had been filed. Now, we wish the justice gadget to do its task. If there was once ever a circumstance the place you don’t give anyone bail, that is it,” he mentioned.