$10M Bond Set for 2 Venezuelan Migrants Charged with Capital Murder of Texas GirlBob Price 25 Jun 2024
HOUSTON, Texas — The two Venezuelan migrants charged in the alleged capital murder of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old Houston girl, will be held in the Harris County jail on bonds of $10 million each after appearing before a judge on Monday and Tuesday. The two men illegally crossed the border between ports of entry and were released by the Biden administration only to find their way to Houston.
Harris County District Attorney, a Democrat, referred to the “flawed immigration system” while talking to reporters after one of the bond hearings, Fox 26 Houston reported. “Our immigration system is broken and if there’s ever a case that reflects that it’s this one,” DA Ogg stated.
Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22, and Franklin Pena, 26, are charged in the alleged murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. The pair were arrested by Houston Police Department investigators following a tip, Breitbart News reported. The arrest followed the discovery of the little girl’s lifeless body in a Houston-area bayou.
The two men are accused of walking Jocelyn from a convenience store near her home to a bridge on West Rankin Road on the city’s northeast side. Court documents allege that Martinez-Rangel then grabbed Jocelyn’s neck, got on top of her, and covered her mouth with his hands.
The two men are charged with Capital Murder in the case but are not yet facing the death penalty. District Attorney Ogg told reporters that could change if evidence of kidnapping or sexual assault are developed.
“The evidence is clear that a sexual assault likely happened. But since neither defendant has actually admitted that, circumstantial evidence will have to prove it,” Ogg told Fox News’ America’s Newsroom hosts. “We are waiting on lab tests now to see if the capital murder charge can be upgraded to one where they are death penalty eligible.”
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