Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, one of the two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, is led from the courtroom by deputies on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez is led into the courtroom on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Prosecutor Megan Long, far right, reads the charges against Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, one of the two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, in in front of Judge Josh Hill on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, one of the two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, turns to leave the courtroom on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, one of the two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, is surrounded by deputies as he is led from the courtroom on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
This booking photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Johan Jose Martinez Rangel. Prosecutors filed capital murder charges Friday, June 21, 2024, against two men, Martinez Rangel and Franklin Pena, who are suspected of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl whose body was found in a creek after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store. (Houston Police Department via AP)
Reporters use their phones to take photos of Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, one of the two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, as he is led from the courtroom on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Johan Jose Rangel-Martinez, one of the two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, is led from the courtroom by deputies on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Houston. Capital murder charges have been filed against Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, in the strangulation death of the 12-year-old. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)