Navy Sailor Sentenced to 44 Years for Barracks Slaying

A Navy petty officer, Jermiah Copeland, pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder for strangling 21-year-old Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz in a Naval Station Norfolk barracks and was sentenced to 44 years in prison, with a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay, rank reduction to Seaman Apprentice, and mandatory sex-offender registration; the case drew scrutiny over warnings and Navy handling prior to her death.