Southwest
Trump meets with Jocelyn Nungaray family as illegal migrant murder suspect complains he won't get fair shake
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The attorney of one of the illegal migrant suspects charged in the murder of Texas 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray has filed for a protective order to ensure that the negative media attention the case has received will not prevent him from his right to fair trial.
Two Venezuelan nationals – 21-year-old Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and 26-year-old Franklin Jose Peña Ramos – have been charged with capital murder in the death of Nungaray after the 12-year-old was found strangled to death in a Houston creek on June 17.
The two men reportedly crossed illegally into the U.S. earlier this year.
Peña’s attorneys filed a protective order “preventing the parties to this cause, law enforcement officials, the Houston Forensic Science Center, or court personnel from making extrajudicial statements or otherwise disseminating information concerning this cause by any means of public communications.”
JOCELYN NUNGARAY WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE ALLEGED MURDER BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, FAMILY SAYS
Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, left, and Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel have been charged in the killing of Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston on June 16, 2024. (Harris County Jail)
In the protective order filing, reviewed by Fox News Digital, the attorneys argued that media attention was “likely to produce a result of undue prejudice” during Peña’s trial.
“The additional extra-judicial statements to the news media are likely to produce a result of undue prejudice in the community to deprive the Defendant of a fair trial guaranteed by Article I of the Texas Constitution and the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution,” the motion said.
The filing argued that Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg made “made numerous statements about the case that went beyond the statements of the prosecutor during the probable cause hearing.”
The documents cited Ogg saying: “[M]make no mistake, this is a horrific crime” and “the immigration system is broken.” Peña’s attorney argued that these statements would produce prejudice in his trial.
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Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, was found strangled to death in a Houston creek. (Fox Houston courtesy of the Nungaray family)
In the filing, Peña’s attorneys concluded their request by asking for all parties involved in the case to “refrain from making any further extrajudicial statements relating to this cause and to refrain from further dissemination of information, regardless of whether the information was previously disclosed to the public, concerning this cause by way of public communication, and for all other relief just and proper in the case.”
JOCELYN NUNGARAY MURDER: TEXAS COUNTY DUBBED ‘SANCTUARY FOR CRIMINALS’ AS DEM DA TRIES TO SHIFT BLAME
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Jocelyn Nungaray was killed in North Houston on June 16, 2024. (Getty Images)
Jocelyn Nungaray family speaks out
Nungaray’s murder has prompted calls for stronger border enforcement and accountability.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING JOCELYN NUNGARAY WORE ICE ANKLE MONITOR
During Trump’s visit to the southern border on Aug. 22, Alexis Nungaray, the mother of the 12-year-old, spoke out about her daughter’s murder.
“It’s still very, very early. It’s still very, very raw. It’s still very, very surreal,” she said.
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Former President Trump comforts Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn Nunagaray who was killed by illegal migrants in June, during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border fence south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, on Aug. 22, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Alexis said Peña and Martinez “shouldn’t have been released” after they were first detained.
“There was over 300 detention beds that they should have been at (sic) because they were detained, and they were released when they shouldn’t have been released,” Alexis said. “One had an ankle monitor, but that didn’t stop anything.”
“So now I have to go through the rest of my life with my son always asking for his sister,” she said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and Peña’s attorney for comment.
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Los Angeles, Ca
City of Orange nixes school crossing guards, annual ceremonies amid budget cuts
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In order to fix its budget deficit, the City of Orange has elected to slash funding for several sectors, including the school crossing guard program.
The city is responsible for filling the positions, and there were 14 part–time crossing guards at schools across the city – but not all – before the program was cut.
According to city officials, not having the crossing guards saves Orange around $425,000 a year.
It’s not just patrols outside schools that have been nixed; Orange has also cut out some annual events to save money, including the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
Orange Mayor Dan Slater told KTLA’s Chip Yost that they also reduced funding for the library and essentially had a “hiring freeze” and were simply not filling open positions in an attempt to reduce spending. The cuts have saved the city about $5.5 million, which still doesn’t cover the entire $19 million deficit.
“[The deficit] is not anything new – we’ve had budget deficits going back to about 2010 – but we are finally trying to address that,” Mayor Slater said. “Tough times call for tough measures, and we can’t spend money we don’t have.”
Budget cuts aren’t the only tactic officials are using to minimize the deficit. City residents will be able to vote on a citywide sales tax increase on the November ballot to raise more revenue.
Officials also said they are looking for sponsors for events such as the annual Christmas tree lighting so that they can keep community traditions alive.
Southwest
Body of missing Arizona hiker found days after flash flood at Grand Canyon National Park
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The body of a missing hiker was discovered Sunday after she was swept away in a flash flood at Grand Canyon National Park days earlier, officials said.
Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from Gilbert, Arizona, was found dead around 11:30 a.m. in the Colorado River by members of a commercial river trip, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) said. Park rangers responded and recovered the body, which was airlifted to the Coconino County medical examiner.
Nickerson was hiking near Havasu Creek and Beaver Falls around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when the flash flood inundated the area and stranded several hikers above and below the falls, officials said.
Park Rangers immediately launched a rescue mission to help those stranded. Nickerson, however, was reported as missing after the rushing water was believed to have swept her into Havasu Creek about half a mile above the Colorado River confluence.
ICELAND ICE CAVE COLLAPSE KILLS 1 TOURIST, LEAVES 2 OTHERS MISSING
Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from Gilbert, Arizona, was found dead Sunday at around 11:30 a.m. in the Colorado River, officials said. (National Park Service)
Officials said Nickerson was not wearing a life jacket when the flash flood engulfed the area. Search and rescue crews conducted a multi-day search for her.
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Officials said Nickerson was not wearing a life jacket when the flash flood struck the area and swept her into Havasu Creek. (National Park Service)
NPS and the Coconino County medical examiner are investigating the incident. Officials said no further details were immediately available.
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Havasu Creek is a tributary to the Colorado River, where Nickerson’s body was found days after being swept away in a flash flood, officials said. (National Park Service)
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Rochelle Tilousi, who lives near Havasu Creek, told FOX10 Phoenix last week that beautiful skies had given way to a sudden deluge that lasted at least 30 minutes.
“It was very scary,” Tilousi said. “That’s the second-biggest flood I’ve ever experienced in my life.”
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Los Angeles, Ca
LAPD alerts West L.A. communities over surge in break-ins, burglaries
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Police have issued a warning to residents in West Los Angeles, including the neighborhoods of Bel-Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Westwood to take extra caution due to a rise in residential burglaries.
Three masked suspects seen on surveillance video attempting to break into a Bel-Air home on Roscomare Road Saturday is the most recent incident where police say thieves targeted an upscale neighborhood.
Investigators believe as many as six suspects armed with tools were involved in the attempted burglary but were scared off by Los Angeles police responding overhead.
The suspects fled the area before officers arrived at the home.
In Brentwood on Friday two male suspects broke into a home in the 300 block of South Bunday around 10:30 p.m.
The suspects did gain entry and got away with items taken from the home.
Another Brentwood home was hit earlier this month as well. On Aug. 15, police responded to a home on San Vicente Boulevard where thieves broke in.
It was unclear if the residents were home at the time of the two Brentwood incidents.
Burglars at another Bel-Air home were chased off shortly after gaining entry on Aug. 8. but it was unclear if any items were taken.
The incidents have prompted the LAPD to issue an alert warning residents about organized crews of usually two to four males taking jewelry, handbags and cash from homes.
The burglars have been known to ransack rooms looking for valuables and often have a getaway car parked outside with someone acting as a lookout, the Santa Monica Mirror reported.
The getaway vehicles are often rentals with dealer plates or stolen plates, according to police.
Burglars may also be using wifi jammers to interrupt the signal or residential security cameras and use handheld radios to communicate, the Mirror reported.
Residents were given several suggestions to increase their home security:
- Install surveillance systems
- Secure sliding glass doors
- Bolt down safes, add GPS trackers
- Join watch programs
- Check for hidden recording devices
Residents were also urged to share information with neighbors and be on the lookout for drones in the neighborhood.
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