MARIETTA, Ga. — 15-year-old Brayan Segura of Marietta has been booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, charged with three felonies including malice murder, aggravated assault, and concealing death.
According to a news release from the Marietta Police Department, officers were dispatched to 1805 Roswell Road around 8:20 PM on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, following a report of an aggravated assault that had already occurred.
According to the report, preliminary indications were that at least three juveniles were involved - two victims and one suspect reportedly armed with a knife. When officers arrived, the caller reported he and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Janina Valenzuela of Marietta, got separated during the assault. He stated he was unable to find her and told police she had been missing for approximately two hours before he called 911.
The report goes on to state that detectives were notified and a search of the area was conducted. In the early morning hours of Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Segura was located and taken into custody for questioning. Later that morning, the deceased body of Valenzuela was located in the creek behind 1805 Roswell Road.
According to the report, Marietta detectives, in coordination with the Cobb County District Attorney’s office, established probable cause to charge the juvenile suspect as an adult.
Early Friday morning, a GoFundMe page with a picture of Valenzuela was created by Erika Mendez. It includes the following description:
“This beautiful girl known as Janina Valenzuela, 15, while on her bike, she was being chased by a young man with a weapon, her body was found in a creek, the next morning, April 9th. A young man has been taken into custody. Her mother is ill and she is not able to pay for the cost of Janina’s funeral. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Rest easy sweet girl”
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