The two men accused of strangling the 12-year-old girl were previously arrested by border patrol and released.
Police released mugshots Friday of the two men suspected of killing a 12-year-old girl in Houston, Texas, earlier this week in a grisly murder that's gained nationwide attention for the horrific details and the immigration status of the suspects.Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, were both charged with capital murder for Jocelyn Nungaray's death, after her body was found in a creek in the early hours of Monday.
CCTV footage was used to trace the suspects, who were tracked down to an apartment complex in the 13300 block of Northborough Drive and arrested on Thursday. A neighbor told local reporters that one of the men attempted to jump off a balcony to escape but was quickly apprehended.'I talked to Jocelyn's mother. She has been very brave, but she is devastated,' acting Houston Police Department Chief Larry Satterwhite said Thursday. 'Her little girl is gone.
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