Navy Sailor Sentenced to 44 Years After Pleading Guilty to Unpremeditated Murder of Fellow Sailor
Jermiah Copeland pleaded guilty to multiple charges including the strangulation death of Angelina Resendiz and attacks on two other women. He received the sentence on Monday.
nypost.comJermiah Copeland was sentenced to 44 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the unpremeditated murder of fellow sailor Angelina Resendiz. Copeland admitted he fatally strangled Resendiz in his barracks room. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault by strangulation after violently squeezing the neck of a second woman onboard an aircraft carrier.
The guilty pleas, entered Monday, also covered indecent recording, obstruction of justice, and making a false official statement. Copeland acknowledged illegally making secret video recordings of a third woman, including while they were being intimate. The family of Angelina Resendiz has called for reforms within the armed forces meant to better protect women serving in the military.
