The sailor facing charges in connection with the death of Seaman Angelina Resendiz will not be released on bond, an attorney for Resendiz’s mother told WTKR News 3 following a hearing Monday.
U.S. Navy investigators have not yet released the sailor’s name, what they’re charged with, or their connection to Resendiz. They did share that the sailor is assigned to the Norfolk-based USS James E. Williams — the same ship Resendiz, a culinary specialist, was assigned to.
Watch previous coverage: Mother of Navy Sailor Angelina Resendiz believes she was murdered
Navy Sailor Angelina Resendiz’s tragic death sparks cry for greater transparency
Resendiz was last seen alive on May 29 at her barracks at Naval Station Norfolk. Five days later, on June 3, state police issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert for her. Her body was found nearly two weeks later in a wooded area near Richard Bowling Elementary School…