Sailor receives 44-year sentence in murder of Angelina Resendiz
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Jermiah Copeland, a 21-year-old sailor, was sentenced to 44 years in prison for the murder of Angelina Resendiz, a Brownsville native and fellow Navy member. Copeland pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder and several other charges, including aggravated assault strangulation and making a false official statement. Resendiz went missing on May 29, 2025, and her body was discovered nearly two weeks later near the Virginia naval base where she served. She had been a culinary specialist at the U.S. Navy and had resided at the Norfolk Naval Station for over a year. This story is still developing.
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