Venezuelan Migrants Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Jocelyn Nungaray Face Capital Murder Charges, Recieves $10M Bond: ‘Astronimcal Flight Risk’
Two deranged Venezuelan migrants have been accused of raping and dumping a 12-year-old girl in Houston, Texas.
The body of the innocent girl was found on June 17 in a shallow creek near a bridge, allegedly with her pants removed according to court documents, per 'PEOPLE.'
The suspects in question are Jose Peña Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 22. As of June 25, it was reported that the suspected rapists are being held at Harris County Jail on Capital Murder charges in connection with the death of Jocelyn Nungaray.
Ramos had his first court appearance Monday and was hit with a whopping $10 million bond, labeled by the judge as an "astronomical flight risk," maintaining that the chances of him returning to court with a lower bond would be "near zero," per 'The Daily Mail.'
The media outlet additionally reported that the two suspected rapists could be sentenced to the death penalty if the outcome of the investigation proves that Nungaray was sexually assaulted or kidnapped, according to District Attorney Kim Ogg. Martinez-Rangel is set to make his court appearance later this week.
It was reported by 'KHOU' that the young girl's mother put her and her 5-year-old brother to bed around 10 p.m. However, much to her mother's dismay, the young girl snuck out of the apartment sometime after midnight.
Nungaray's boyfriend, 13, claimed he received a call from Nungaray late that night while she was out visiting a convenience store, and said he heard her talking to two grown-ups. The next day, police stated that Nungaray was walking along Kuhkendahl Road early Monday when two men, now identified as Franklin Peña, 26, and Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22, asked her for directions.
The three visited a 7-Eleven where Nungaray was last seen alive, before the derranged men lured the girl to a bridge in North Houston where they tied her up, removed her pants, and strangled her before dumping her into the creek.
"Make no mistake, this is a horrific crime," Ogg said, per 'ABC News'. Ramos was detained by border patrol agents near El Paso on May 28 and Martinez had been detained near the same city on March 14. It remains unclear how they arrived in Houston.
Check back for more details regarding this ongoing case.
