NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Jermiah Copeland was sentenced to 44 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to multiple charges in the death of Angelina Resendiz.
Captain Frank Hutchinson sentenced Copeland to 44 years confinement with credit for 1 year served. The judge denied the motion that was argued Friday where the defense asked for 4 years of credit served for Copeland being held in solidarity confinement.
Copeland pleaded guilty on June 8 to unpremeditated murder, aggravated assault by strangulation, indecent recording, making a false official statement and multiple counts of obstruction of justice.
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Resendiz was a culinary specialist, assigned to USS James E. Williams, when she disappeared from her barracks at Naval Station Norfolk on May 29, 2025. 11 days later, her body was found in a wooded area in the Broad Creek Neighborhood, just miles away from base…