what concerning the case

• The physique of Jocelyn Nungaray was discovered within the early morning of June 17 by a resident of town of Houston | Featured Photograph: Houston Police Division

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) reported on Friday, June 21, that two Venezuelan residents accused of murdering a youngster entered that nation illegally.

These recognized have been recognized as Franklin José Peña Ramos, 26 years previous, and Johan José Rangel Martínez, 22 years previous; who allegedly ended the lifetime of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.

They entered the USA illegally. With out inspection, parole or admission by a US immigration officer on an unknown date and at an unknown location,” the ICE company mentioned in a press release.

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Based on US authorities, on March 14 of this 12 months Martínez was taken into custody of the USA Border Patrol close to El Paso (Texas). That very same day he was launched on a warrant with a discover to seem, in response to the assertion.

Peña was additionally detained by the USA Border Patrol on Could 28, 2024, close to the southern border. He was additionally positioned on probation with an order to seem on the identical day of his arrest.

The homicide of Jocelyn Nungaray

Early on June 17, a girl recognized as Billie Jean Jackson discovered {the teenager}’s lifeless physique in a stream positioned north of Houston. The girl mentioned she had dropped her husband off at work when she was driving to her house on Rankin Street.

The tv community journalist KHOUStephanie Withfield mentioned Jackson seemed to his left as he crossed the creek and thought what he was seeing was a model. Subsequently, she made a U-turn along with her automobile to take a more in-depth look and realized that it was the corpse of the younger Nungaray. Jackson instantly referred to as 911 to tell them of the incident.

“It was terrifying. (…) He broke my coronary heart after I discovered that he was 12 years previous. “We now have a 12-year-old granddaughter,” Jackson mentioned in statements to GUILTY (Fox of Houston) concerning the case. “Being from a small city after which nothing like this ever occurs. Discovering that out scared me as a mom and grandmother,” she added.

Based on court docket paperwork, Peña and Martínez apparently lured the younger lady below a bridge, the place they remained for 2 hours. Judicial authorities indicated that the lads allegedly sexually abused the sufferer, murdered her and threw her physique into the swamp.

{The teenager} had escaped from her house the day earlier than her homicide and was captured together with the defendants on a safety video from a retailer earlier than the occasions occurred.

The 2 suspects have been arrested early June 20 on the Canfield Lakes Residences on Northborough Drive, the place they lived collectively.

Photograph: Houston Police Division

“Our staff has labored tirelessly monitoring down proof on this case,” Lt. Stephen Hope of the Houston Police Division (HPD) mentioned at a information convention.

Residents of the advanced mentioned that HPD officers arrived on the residence round 4:00 am on June 20 and used a loudspeaker to order the lads to go away. Once they did not, officers approached the second-floor house with weapons drawn.

A neighbor reported that a kind of concerned within the incident tried to leap from the balcony to flee, however was arrested. Preliminary investigations revealed by the Houston Police Division point out that the reason for the younger lady’s dying was strangulation.

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