Houston girl murdered: 2 persons of interest in surveillance photos charged in 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray’s death: HPD [Video]

HOUSTON — The two people detained Thursday in connection with the strangulation of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, whose body was discovered in a north Houston creek earlier this week, are now charged with capital murder, police announced.

This comes less than 48 hours after the Houston Police Department released pictures of two male persons of interest in the case.

Thursday afternoon, HPD held a press conference in which it was announced that two men, Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, were arrested, and face capital murder charges for their alleged roles in the 12-year-old’s death.

Lt. Stephen Hope said surveillance video and other evidence helped them identify the suspects. Hope said the two men started their evening at a local restaurant together. They then left the restaurant on foot, and were walking south, which is when they were first seen on camera. HPD released those images on Tuesday.

The suspects …