A Democratic Houston-area district legal professional mentioned she’s going to search the dying penalty in opposition to the 2 reputed Tren de Aragua gangbangers accused of raping and murdering little Jocelyn Nungaray earlier this 12 months — as she ripped her occasion’s insurance policies on open borders.
Harris County DA Kim Ogg mentioned that unlawful immigrants Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, will face the final word sentence over the brutal June slaying of the Texas 12 12 months previous, who was sexually assaulted, tortured and strangled within the assault.
“We’ll be submitting discover by the state of Texas that we intend to hunt the dying penalty in opposition to Jocelyn’s murderers, Pena and Rangel. Each have been Venezuelan nationals, that they had been captured whereas committing a criminal offense, coming into this nation illegally, after which inside days of murdering and raping Jocelyn Nungaray,” Ogg mentioned on “Fox & Associates” Friday morning.
“So we’re looking for dying as a result of we wish the message on the market that no matter who you’re, however particularly in case you are illegally on this nation, that you’ll face the identical penalties as anybody else for murdering a toddler through the course of raping and kidnapping her,” she added.
The 2 accused attacker crossed the southern border illegally and have been launched into the nation simply weeks earlier than the sick assault on Jocelyn.
The 2 alleged killers, who’re additionally believed to be members of the Venezuelan jail gang Tren de Aragua, are mentioned to have tortured Jocelyn for hours as she fought again earlier than they dumped her lifeless, half-naked physique into a close-by creek.
Throughout the homicide, Pena Ramos was carrying his ICE ankle monitor, which he eliminated two days after Jocelyn’s physique was discovered, Homeland Safety sources beforehand informed The Put up.
The 2 unlawful migrants have been indicted on capital homicide prices in September.
Jocelyn’s killing garnered nationwide consideration and her household has come out to name out the border insurance policies of the Biden administration for permitting the alleged killers into the nation within the first place.
Jocelyn’s mom, Alexis, appeared alongside President-elect Donald Trump whereas he was on the marketing campaign path in October.
“Kamala Harris has by no means reached out to me, simply at the same time as a human, to offer her condolences as a humane particular person operating this nation,” she mentioned.
“I believe it’s very unhappy that she will’t even simply give me an open apology, honest apology,” the mother added.
Ogg mentioned she spoke to Jocelyn’s household earlier than making the choice to maneuver ahead with pursuing the dying penalty in opposition to the younger lady’s alleged killers, saying they’re supportive of the choice.
“We base these selections on the energy of the proof and the gruesomeness of this crime and sure I’ve spoken with Alexis Nungaray a number of instances alongside along with her father,” Ogg mentioned.
“Their household is supportive of this transfer. We don’t make the victims select, our prosecutors determines what’s most certainly [to succeed]. However we really feel {that a} Texas jury will sentence these two defendants primarily based on the proof we’ve got to dying,” she added.
The outgoing district legal professional additionally took swipes on the “the Democratic insurance policies of open borders,” saying they’ve “failed the American public.”
Ogg has supported laws proposed by Senator Ted Cruz to make sure that unlawful migrants stay in in federal custody, quite then get launched into the US.
“If the Justice for Jocelyn Act filed by Senator Ted Cruz or any of the insurance policies that President-elect Trump is pushing had been in impact, then it’s probably that Jocelyn Nungaray could be alive at the moment. A lot of these horrific crimes dedicated by unlawful immigrants crossing our border need to cease,” Ogg mentioned.
“The household of Jocelyn is able they by no means dreamed would occur to them, and I believe it’s unfair for anyone with kids to be topic to criminals committing horrific crimes that don’t need to occur. If these fellows hadn’t been in that nation, Jocelyn could be alive.”
“Crime has no occasion, let’s get em.”
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