OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
4:42 PM – Friday, December 13, 2024
Outgoing Harris County Democratic District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that her office will seek the death penalty for two illegal aliens accused of raping and killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungarei. did.
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“We plan to file notice with the state of Texas that we intend to seek the death penalty against Jocelyn's murderers, Peña and Rangel. Both are Venezuelan citizens who committed crimes and illegally entered this country. “He entered the country and within days was caught killing and raping Jocelyn Nungarai,” Ogg said. fox news on friday.
“That's why we're asking for the death penalty, because no matter who you are, especially if you're in this country illegally, if you rape and kill a child in the course of a crime, you can't commit another crime. “We want to send a message to the world that we will face the same consequences as anyone who kidnapped her,” she added.
Nungarai was reportedly tortured, raped and strangled, and her body thrown into a shallow stream near her home. Her body was discovered at 6:49 a.m. on June 17th.th. Police also noted that she was “bound at the wrists and feet.”
After Jocelyn resisted, the alleged killers tortured her for “hours”, sexually assaulted her, strangled her and dumped her lifeless, half-naked body in a nearby stream. .
Franklin Peña, 26, and Johan Martínez Rangel, 22, who police say are members of the Torren de Aragua gang, were charged with capital murder in June. When ICE finally arrested Peña, prosecutors said, he was wearing an ankle monitor, and they believe Peña may have cut or broken it before or after the crime.
She plans to notify Judge Josh Hill at 232, the prosecutor's office said.n.d. On Friday, the district court informed the judge that her office intends to pursue the death penalty in the case. In addition, Mr. Peña, Mr. Martinez Rangel, and their legal representatives will also receive notice.
“Mr. Jocelyn's murder was as despicable, brutal and senseless as any incident during my tenure as district attorney,” Ogg said in a statement. “And we learned that these two men were in the country illegally and that if they had been caught at the border and taken into custody, they never would have had the opportunity to kill Jocelyn and destroy their family's future.” This made the situation even worse.”
Houston police detectives said they believe Nungarai left his family's apartment around 10 p.m. the night before his body was found in the creek.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that the two people illegally entered the country near El Paso without being inspected. The two were then “granted parole or allowed to enter the country by immigration officials.”
Alexis Nangaray, the mother of Jocelyn Nangaray, has been a strong supporter of closing the border since her 12-year-old daughter's tragic murder, and has spoken out against President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). He often sides with Republican leaders such as The young mother also expressed anger and disbelief that neither Biden nor Kamala Harris contacted her after the murder made national headlines.
“Kamala Harris has never expressed condolences to me as a humane person running this country, even as a human being,” Nungarai said. “I think it's very sad that she can't even give me an honest apology, a heartfelt apology,” her mother continued.
“she [Jocelyn] He was a preteen, a few months away from becoming a teenager, and he was doing what teenagers do. When I went to the corner store to buy a soda, I found myself being robbed by two illegal Venezuelan immigrants. They witnessed an innocent girl and made her the target of a horrific act,” the mother wrote on September 10th.th He said this in testimony before a House of Representatives committee.
Nungarai also told reporters that President Trump contacted her the day after her daughter's funeral to express his deep sympathies.
In the voicemail, Trump said: “Alexis, this is Donald Trump. I'm calling to express my deepest condolences to you and your family. What happened is horrific. I'll call you later.” . “But you just do the best you can. It's scary. This should never have happened. Because the whole world loves you, and I love that beautiful, beautiful daughter of yours. …Words can't describe what's going on in this country, so please just take care of yourself, and all of Jocelyn's friends, and I'll talk to you later, the family, my heart goes out to you. Please take care. Thank you.
By the end of this year, Attorney Ogg will have completed his second and final term as District Attorney. One of her former prosecutors, Sean Teare, defeated Ogg in the Democratic primary in March and defeated Republican Dan Simmons in the general election in November.
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