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Two illegal migrants are accusing of luring, assaulting and killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.

Illegal Migrants Assaulted, Killed Jocelyn Nungaray, 12: Prosecutors

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District Attorney Kim Ogg said investigators are still trying to determine whether the men kidnapped and/or sexually assaulted Jocelyn which would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
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2 'monsters' asking for directions lured 12-year-old girl to bridge where they bound, strangled her before dumping body in bayou: DA

Texas State

Fox News

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he wants lawmakers to pass "Jocelyn's Law," which would deny bail to capital murder suspects.

Texas leaders draft 'Jocelyn's Law' after 12-year-old's murder, would deny bail for capital murder suspects

An American man was executed Wednesday in Texas for the 2001 murder of a woman. Gonzales' attorney had appealed for a stay on his execution to the US Supreme Court, but it was rejected on Wednesday. 

US death row inmate executed in Texas

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Hamilton, MA

Mississippi News Group

On June 7, 2024, Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies, the MCSO SWAT team, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN), and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit (NMNU) executed a search warrant at 40014 Macks Circle in Hamilton, MS. This action concluded a joint investigation into narcotics trafficking in the area according to a press release from the MCSD.

Joint Undercover Drug Operation Ends with Multiple Arrests

USA TODAY

Gonzales was convicted of the rape and murder of 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, who was just getting her start in life.

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San Marcos, TX

After Texas State student Jason Landry vanished on his way home for Christmas, police found his wrecked car, his wallet and his phone – but no signs of him.

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Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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Austin, TX

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Dallas, TX

Reuters

Collin County (Texas) Judge Angela Tucker on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott of sexual assault. Dallas police announced last month that they would not pursue charges after an investigation determined there wasn't enough evidence against Prescott to proceed with the case.

Judge tosses lawsuit against Cowboys' Dak Prescott

Luling, TX

102.5 The Bone

A Buc-ee’s location that was being demolished after being replaced by the “world’s largest Buc-ee’s” location caught fire this week.

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New York Post

One of the illegal migrants accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray is believed to be the son of a former Venezuelan official who is an avid backer of the country’s socialist president, according to a report.

Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22, along with accomplice Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, allegedly strangled the preteen in Houston last month, authorities said. She had been sexually assaulted before her gruesome death, the city’s Forensic Science Center confirmed. 

Martinez-Rangel, who was arrested last month, is reportedly the son of Nazareth Rangel Palacios, an ex-councilwoman who is part of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, according to...

Illegal Venezuelan migrant accused in Jocelyn Nungaray’s killing is son of Maduro-supporting ex-pol: report

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Corpus Christi, TX

In the early morning of March 4, 2024, Caleb Harris, a 21-year-old Texas A&M student, was hanging out at an apartment complex in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harris played video games with four other men that night, ordered Uber Eats around 2:30 a.m., and then took a walk. He was never seen again.

What happened to Caleb Harris in Corpus Christi, Texas?

Texas police said the alleged killer accused of brutally murdering a 12-year-old girl uttered four cold-blooded words just before taking her life, saying he had to "finish what he started." Both Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 21 and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, were arrested and charged with the murder of Jocelyn...

Jocelyn Nungaray police reveal chilling four words 'murderer said as he throttled 12-year-old girl'

The nation is still grappling with the heartbreaking death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, whose body was discovered in a Houston creek earlier this month by passers-by. Recently obtained arrest and search warrants by KPRC 2 reveal that her alleged murderers, Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Pena, had a roommate - who called the police the moment he saw the two men on the evening news.

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Huntsville, TX

CBS News

A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening — what would have been the victim's 41st birthday.  Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. CDT following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the January 2001 killing of Bridget Townsend.  Gonzales was repeatedly apologetic to the victim's relatives in his last statement from the execution chamber.  "I can't put into words the pain I have caused y'all, the hurt, what I took away that I cannot give back. I...

Texas man executed on what would have been teen victim's 41st birthday

Bandera, TX

Ramiro Gonzales is set to be executed by Texas on Wednesday, June 26. He was convicted of the rape and murder of 18-year-old Bridget Townsend in 2006.

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Douglas, GA

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A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

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Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

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Police in Houston have arrested two migrants from Venezuela for the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was lured away from home, then strangled and dumped in a bayou.

One of the suspects crossed the border illegally less than a month before the shocking murder, and was released into the US after claiming he feared for his life if he was sent back to his home country, sources told The Post.

Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, were charged Thursday with capital murder.







Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources said Pena Ramos crossed into El Paso, Texas, on...

Migrant charged with murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was released into US just weeks ago

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Man sentenced to two life sentences over 2017 death of Spring Branch couple

The case went cold until 2022, when a tipster revealed details surrounding the incident. A Spring Branch man was sentenced to two life sentences for the...

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