Court documents say two roommates of the men accused of killing the 12-year-old girl went to police separately after seeing surveillance images of the suspects.One of the roommates told police he was watching the news with the two men when he saw the images. The roommate texted his cousin in Laredo, saying he couldn't talk about it out loud as Peña and Martinez-Rangel were in the room with him and would hear him.
Jocelyn Nungaray remembered at funeral as 'beautiful soul' who made difference, brought happiness to everyone Jocelyn Nungaray timeline: What we know about the 12-year-old girl's final hours before she was killedAccording to court documents, another man was living in the apartment - the boss of one of the accused. The boss told police Peña had confided in him on June 19 that the two"had made a mistake after partying on Sunday night and had hurt someone," the warrant reads.
The boss dropped Peña off and went to his girlfriend's house, who told him about how Jocelyn's body had been found. The boss recognized the men when his girlfriend showed him the pictures HPD had released. That's when he called police to report Peña and Martinez Rangel.Jocelyn's mother, Alexis, had put her daughter and 5-year-old son to bed around 10 p.m. on June 16.
Around 6 a.m. on June 17, a passerby was crossing the Rankin Road bridge near Kuykendahl around 6 a.m. when she noticed something odd. She realized it was a body and called 911. HPD's dive team was called to the scene and the body was identified as Jocelyn.