Prosecutors in Harris County, Texas, announced that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan nationals accused of the June 16 killing of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston. The two men, Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos were charged with capital murder after allegedly kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and strangling the girl, leaving her body in shallow water under a bridge.
The case has drawn significant attention due to the defendants' immigration status as both men had entered the U.S. illegally earlier in the year, apprehended near El Paso by Border Patrol, and released pending immigration hearings.
