{"id":2379765,"date":"2024-12-13T11:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T16:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/district-attorney-in-nungaray-case-seeking-death-penalty-for-migrant-suspects-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T16:50:46","slug":"district-attorney-in-nungaray-case-seeking-death-penalty-for-migrant-suspects-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/district-attorney-in-nungaray-case-seeking-death-penalty-for-migrant-suspects-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"District attorney in Nungaray case seeking death penalty for migrant suspects &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdistrict-attorney-in-nungaray-case-seeking-death-penalty-for-migrant-suspects-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Harris County District\u2063 attorney,\u200d Kim Ogg, has announced intentions to seek the death penalty for two venezuelan nationals, Pena and Rangel, charged in the murder of 12-year-old jocelyn Nungaray.\u2063 Ogg stated the decision was made to reinforce that illegal immigrants will face severe consequences for violent crimes in \u200bTexas, emphasizing the seriousness of this case given the nature of the offenses\u2014which include murder, rape, and kidnapping. The declaration was made during \u2063an\u2063 appearance on Fox and Friends,\u200d stressing a commitment to justice for the child&#8217;s tragic death.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">District attorney in Nungaray case seeking death penalty for migrant suspects<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1911038\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Democratic district attorney leading the case against the suspects in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"killing\">killing<\/a> of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray will seek the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death-penalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">death penalty<\/a>, according to a Friday announcement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be filing notice by the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas<\/a> that we intend to seek the death penalty against Jocelyn&rsquo;s murderers, Pena and Rangel,&rdquo; Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said in an announcement on<em> Fox and Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;Both were Venezuelan nationals. They had been captured while committing a crime, coming into this country illegally, and then, within days, murdering and raping Jocelyn Nungaray.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are seeking death because we want the message out there that regardless who you are, but especially if you are illegally in this country, that you will face the same consequences as anyone else for murdering a child during the course of raping and kidnapping,&rdquo; Ogg said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DA in Nungaray case seeking death penalty for alleged migrant killers of 12-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VH5mV7j4MQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/VH5mV7j4MQ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JocelynNungaray?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JocelynNungaray<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Migrants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Migrants<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/migrantcrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#migrantcrime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/murder?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#murder<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deathpenalty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deathpenalty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/viralvideo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#viralvideo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/viralvideos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#viralvideos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/explorepage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#explorepage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trending?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trending<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K8Sh7jasjf\">pic.twitter.com\/K8Sh7jasjf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1867595333276250479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Nungaray was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dangerous-rip-currents-along-atlantic-coast-spur-rescues-at-least-8-deaths\/\" title=\"Deadly rip currents on Atlantic coast prompt rescues, claim 8 lives.\">found dead early<\/a> in the morning of June 16 after she had snuck out of her home the previous night and encountered Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos.<\/p>\n<p>They allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3078742\/jocelyn-nungarays-cruz-immigration-bill-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lured the young girl<\/a> into a private area and then purportedly raped, strangled, and killed Nungaray before dumping her corpse into a creek.<\/p>\n<p>Deciding to seek the death penalty was based on the strength of the evidence and the gruesomeness of the crime, according to Ogg.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve spoken to Alexis Nungaray multiple times along with her father,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Their family is supportive of this move. We don&rsquo;t make the victim choose, our prosecutors determine what&rsquo;s most likely, but we feel that a Texas jury will sentence these two defendants, based on the evidence we have, to death.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ogg is a Democrat but argued her party&rsquo;s border policies have failed the public, she said.<\/p>\n<p>If Republican policies, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3078742\/jocelyn-nungarays-cruz-immigration-bill-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Justice for Jocelyn Act<\/a> introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), had been in effect, the 12-year-old girl would likely be alive, according to the district attorney.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These types of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">horrific crimes committed<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-secretary-forgets-biden-signed-executive-order-to-resume-catch-and-release\/\" title=\"White House press secretary forgets Biden signed executive order to resume \u2018catch and release\u2019\">illegal immigrants crossing<\/a> our border have to stop. The family of Jocelyn is in a position they never dreamed would happen to them,&rdquo; Ogg said. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s unfair for anybody with children to be subject to criminals committing horrific crimes that don&rsquo;t have to happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If these fellas hadn&rsquo;t been in our country, Jocelyn would be alive. If the Border Patrol had continued to keep them in custody, as Sen. Cruz&rsquo;s bill would have required, Jocelyn would be alive. So what really gets at prosectors and gets to me about this case is that it was preventable,&rdquo; the district attorney said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1911038\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911038\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District attorney seeks death penalty for suspects in Nungaray case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2379766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jocelyn-Nungaray-and-suspects.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33571,34834,46740,46739,32076],"class_list":["post-2379765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-death-penalty","tag-district-attorney","tag-migrant-suspects","tag-nungaray-case","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jocelyn-Nungaray-and-suspects.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2379765"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2379769,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379765\/revisions\/2379769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2379765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2379765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2379765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}