Event Brief
Navy sailor sentenced to 44 years for strangling
Filed: Jun 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM ET
Summary: Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland was sentenced to 44 years for strangling fellow service member Angelina Resendiz in a Virginia barracks room.
WHO: Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland
WHAT: Sentenced to 44 years in prison for unpremeditated murder and related charges in the strangling death of Angelina Resendiz
WHEN: Jun 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM ET
WHERE: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
WHY: Copeland admitted he strangled Resendiz after they had been drinking and she became upset over something she saw on his phone.
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