Teens Kill Homeless Man For One Dollar, Cops Say

Peter Welz kneels next to a memorial for Miguel Ramos, 32, who was shot and killed in early April over a dollar.

A homeless man in Houston lost his life after alleged murderous thieves took everything he had: one solitary torn dollar bill.

Miguel Ramos, a 32-year-old homeless man who friends called a "damned good man" was allegedly attacked by four teens and shot dead in a dark alleyway on April 4, according to the Houston Chronicle. The four teenagers -- Carlos Fernandez, 18, Marilyn Villarreal, 18, Michael Correa, 17 and a female 16-year-old juvenile -- were looking for prostitutes to rob but couldn't find any, cops said.

Instead, they found Ramos.

At about 10:30 p.m., the four reportedly saw Ramos holding some chicken he bought from a nearby food truck. Cops said that they figured Ramos had money if he was able to buy chicken.

The alleged perps were heavily armed -- Fernandez with a .25 pistol, Correa with a .38 and the 16-year-old girl with a shotgun -- and confronted Ramos and his two buddies. Ramos' friends reportedly scuffled with the teens before the 16-year-old girl fired a shell at them -- but she missed.

Fernandez then shot Ramos in the heart and the four fled with his torn dollar, the girl told cops.

"Miguel was a damned good man," Ramos' friend Peter Welz told the Houston Chronicle.

Capital murder charges were filed Tuesday against all four teens, though the 16-year-old will face juvenile charges, according to CBS Houston.

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Comments

[TarzanaGirl]

08:03 AM on 04/21/2012

Gee, I bet the parents of these four sociopaths are just beaming with pride! If these criminals don't get the death penalty, they should be locked up for life, no parole.

[Incitatus91]

01:37 AM on 04/21/2012

People who commit crimes like this just don't care about anything. Not much you can do when dealing with people like that, except for lock them up for good.

[wllharrington]

01:17 PM on 04/20/2012

Why does the 16 year old get to stay unnamed? She is just as liable as the others. Just because she's 'under age' should not give special privileges.

[AnonymouseFTW]

12:47 PM on 04/20/2012

People are such pieces of s**t. If you think your'e better than someone just because you have more money than them, I hate to spoil it for you, but you're already worse off.

[aphextwin07]

12:47 PM on 04/20/2012

how about that gun control? and the juvenile should be tried as an adult, talk about despicable.

[Celiene]

12:40 PM on 04/20/2012

His family can't afford to claim his body. The PARENTS of these human aberations should PAY to have him shipped back to Mexico.

http://www.khou.com/home/Friend-Family-cant-afford-to-claim-body-of-homeless-man-killed-for-1-148011465.html

[stayingsaneinthemadness]

08:42 AM on 04/21/2012

So sad. If these parents have not made any effort to help this innocent victims family out with a proper burial for their loved one, they are as dspicable as their spawn.

[Celiene]

01:14 PM on 04/21/2012

They will have the book thrown at them. They will never see the light of day. Tow of them have a kid together. Another ruined life. Or wait - maybe that kid get the best end of the deal. Not to be raised by monsters!

[stayingsaneinthemadness]

08:47 AM on 04/21/2012

But police were surprised by their actions. Investigators said the teens, who were all at one point students at Jersey Village High School, came from good families.

Det. Fil Waters described the 16 year-old’s cozy surroundings at the time of her arrest.

"She’s sitting in a queen-size feather bed, watching her 32-inch plasma TV and living in the lap of luxury," Waters said.

Apparently they have the money. Kids who have no reason to do these things, they have what so many kids could only dream of. They had more than what their victim ever had. They did this for fun, plain and simple. They should never be free from a cage, never.

[Celiene]

01:13 PM on 04/21/2012

Nothing worse than the bored wealthy.

[Celiene]

12:34 PM on 04/20/2012

Get THIS:

Police said Fernandez confessed to shooting Ramos. The 16-year-old reportedly said she fired a weapon that night, too, but no one was hit.

Villarreal confessed to driving the car used in the robbery, and Correa admitted to being armed and taking Ramos’ dollar, police said. Investigators said Villarreal and Correa are in a relationship and have a 1-year-old child together.

Investigators believe the young suspects are responsible for more than a dozen other home invasions and robberies in Harris County.

But police were surprised by their actions. Investigators said the teens, who were all at one point students at Jersey Village High School, came from good families.

Det. Fil Waters described the 16 year-old’s cozy surroundings at the time of her arrest.

"She’s sitting in a queen-size feather bed, watching her 32-inch plasma TV and living in the lap of luxury," Waters said.

[Celiene]

12:31 PM on 04/20/2012

How was the 16 year old sanky little ho walking around with a SHOTGUN? And they were busted days later doing a home invasion! That's some good 'ol Texas 'christian' upbringing there.

[DayRipper]

12:14 PM on 04/20/2012

every day, I pray for Hope for this world. And everyday the sick people in it, Take it away. just because some people are on the streets doesn't mean they don't have family or a friend somewhere. This is just a sad sad world, greed, lust and selfishness run rampant.

[rockalex1982]

11:22 AM on 04/20/2012

Hand them quick when it is still time, otherwise they will do it again it they get a prison sentence and get out. Hold on is it in Texas? Great the chance of putting them to death is higher Thanks God

[CoralReef]

11:06 AM on 04/20/2012

This breaks my heart. $1.00 between four (4) people. Thats $0.25 per person. Those four (4) people valued their freedom and the price of human life at $0.25.

They committed an adult crime, they are old enough to face full consequences! Granted I think using tax payers money to house, feed, educate and care for these individuals would be a waste, especially when there are more worthy people out there that deserve the help!

Teens (they are not children) like this DO NOT CHANGE! If you are capable of robbing and killing at this age b/c you choose to (which they did), imagine what you can do later. They have no moral standards or compassion towards others, they have no inner voice to say "this is wrong". Rehabilitation is a joke in these situations, these kids will never be caring human beings.

[stayingsaneinthemadness]

08:52 AM on 04/21/2012

I agree, it stinks to have to support such despicable humans. Trash, really. We have to pay for the life of trash. But, on the other hand, it's a small price to pay to keep the trash away from our families, our loved ones, our children. My heart goes out to this man's family who can not even afford to get him home and have a proper burial for him. These punks need to be made examples of. You do not walk out your door armed and use the streets as hunting grounds for fun.

[frant52]

10:55 AM on 04/20/2012

This isn't killing for one dollar... this is killing for sport! They knew a homeless guy with carryout chicken wasn't holding on to a large sum of money! This is a sick - sad game, picking on homeless or otherwise helpless people.

[ramblerman576]

10:53 AM on 04/20/2012

wheres the gang of 4 to take care of the gang of 4, jesse,al, oprah, and cosby.

see on tv this morning that zimmermans family can't come to court because of death threats,

[kayatarms]

10:44 AM on 04/20/2012

This world is pitiful, everyone especially the youth think somehow you get a lifeline with the densensitization of people's lives. This is not a video game or an internet you tube audition. Prison and morality is real. When someone is this heartless, I don't care if juvenile or not. Start juvie prisons.

[09Challenger]

10:11 AM on 04/20/2012

No! No prison time for these losers. Prision is a free college and resort. the last thing we need is to have these dumbasses on the streets in 25 years making millions off of our tax dollars

[THATSRACIST]

10:38 AM on 04/20/2012

deport them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JulezSD]

10:45 AM on 04/20/2012

Really "resort" what prison are you talking about? In Texas no less, you know if the government stopped this stupid war on drug we'd have less prisons and they wouldn't cost as much to run. I think that most of the cost of prison is locking people up for minor crimes or crimes that shouldn't be crime. I have heard about Texas prisons and their anything (all bad) but a "resort". Also, because of what they did 25 years can come and go but they will still be in prison. There isn't a parole board anywhere in Texas that would grant that none!