Jocelyn Nungarays accused killers captured with help of roommate who saw duo while watching news with them: docs

The illegal Venezuelan migrants accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray were watching television with their roommate when surveillance images of the duo flashed on the screen — with the roommate later helping authorities arrest the brutes, according to an affidavit.Yohecfredder Rodriguez told authorities he was at the apartment he shared with Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos on Tuesday, June 18 — two days after Jocelyn’s murder — when he recognized the pair from images broadcast on the news of the suspects outside 7-Eleven, the affidavit states.Martinez-Rangel and Peña Ramos are accused of luring the pre-teen under a bridge, where they stripped her naked to the waist and assaulted her for two hours before killing her.Rodriguez said his roommates — whom he only knew as “Gordo” and “Gordo’s cousin” — were inside watching television with him at the time.Rodriguez told police he had only moved in with the suspects a day earlier after he met them while migrating to Mexico and then crossed paths with them again while working construction jobs in Houston, according to the affidavit.He said he was careful not to react because he did not want the men to realize he was onto them, the affidavit states.Rodriguez then sent his cousin a frantic text saying he was “scared” and he “did not know what to do,” according to the affidavit.He also sent his cousin a photograph of both Martinez-Rangel and Peña Ramos at the Ojos Locos bar on the night that Jocelyn was killed, which he then deleted from his device.According to Rodriguez’s version of events, he picked Martinez-Rangel and Peña Ramos up on the night of June 16 and took them to the bar.  Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Please provide a valid email address.By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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