I don't have the link, so JMO.
Again, who cares.
A judge gave him a $10 million bond.
As Martinez-Rangel was escorted out of court,
one of Jocelyn’s family members shouted
'Murderer'
and
'I hope they kill your children'
in Spanish.
......
During a press conference Monday,
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said the current charges they face
do not make them eligible for the death penalty.
'Our laws treat the age of victims differently,
and they’ve changed where they draw the line',
she explained.
'[It] used to be children under six.
If they were murdered,
that created an underlying offense that would support death penalty and capital murder.
That law was expanded to 10 years old and under,
and then further expanded from 10 to 15.
If the victim was 10 to 15 years old,
yet the death penalty was taken off the table by the legislature,
and instead they suggested that life without parole would be the appropriate charge.
But age is not the only consideration in this case or any case,
the underlying actions of the criminals.
This victim was found,
you know, bound and without clothing from the waist down in the water.
And we just think that there’s a good possibility.
We hope that there’s evidence that remains to be tested'."
‘Murderer!’ Jocelyn Nungaray’s family lashes out during second accused killer’s first court appearance
During Johan Jose Martínez Rangel's first court appearance, prosecutors also claimed he initially denied doing anything but it was later revealed he tied the 12-year-old's legs and told Franklin Pena to dump her body in the water.www.click2houston.com
True, but I can imagine how angry I'd be, if I heard the guy that raped/killed MY child then asking the judge for lower bond 'because I have family here.'
But we don't know for sure---because she was reportedly under the bridge with them for TWO hours. So it can't be as easy as one guy killed her and the other did not. Two hours is a long time for the 'innocent' guy to be there hanging around.
It is possible she was standing behind the dumpster talking on the phone with her boyfriend. The employee recognized her as a frequent customer and didn’t think anything about it.
Indeed. The local family he speaks of isn’t his children. I believe it was reported they don’t live in the US. My hope is that these two evil beings retain solid legal counsel and plead guilty. I would like to see the distraught family spared the graphic testimony of a trial and the other legal gymnastics that tend to be incredibly painful to a grieving family. If it does go to trial, I wish the family strength to let these “men” have their day in court.True, but I can imagine how angry I'd be, if I heard the guy that raped/killed MY child then asking the judge for lower bond 'because I have family here.'
I'd be like REALLY? You want mercy because you are a father and I just buried MY child because of you?
It is horrible they shouted that out but I do understand the outrage. Being given 'a break' because he has children is maddening, imo.
Here is the link
Love me some Mattress Mack. When I lived in Houston I always shopped his stores for furniture.
I don't think the victim or her family are undocumented.Not much of a "bonus" here, but if the victim's family is undocumented, they are eligible for a USCIS program for families and victims of crime in the United States. The victim is dead, but they can get a waiver.
It is your opinion that she intended to meet them at the 7-11?
I would assume since nothing is said otherwise that they are citizens. Her grandfather's comments would tend to make think it unlikely they are undocumented.
Agree. Plus when most articles state Houston girl JN, or Texas girl JN it conveys, at least to me, residency.
