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US navy member sentenced to 44 years in prison for killing female sailor
Jermiah Copeland had admitted killing Angelina Resendiz, attacking another sailor and illegally recording another
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A member of the US navy has been ordered to spend 44 years in federal prison after admitting that he fatally strangled a fellow sailor in his barracks room, violently squeezed the neck of a second woman onboard an aircraft carrier and illegally made secret video recordings of a third, including while they were being intimate.
Meanwhile, the family of the petty officer whom Jermiah Copeland acknowledged murdering, Angelina Resendiz, has called for reforms within the armed forces meant to better protect women serving in the military.
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Ramon Antonio Vargas · Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 3:30 AM
US news | The Guardian
Jermiah Copeland had admitted killing Angelina Resendiz, attacking another sailor and illegally recording another
A member of the US navy has been ordered to spend 44 years in federal prison after admitting that he fatally strangled a fellow sailor in his barracks room, violently squeezed the neck of a second woman onboard an aircraft carrier and illegally made secret video recordings of a third, including while they were being intimate.
Meanwhile, the family of the petty officer whom Jermiah Copeland acknowledged murdering, Angelina Resendiz, has called for reforms within the armed forces meant to better protect women serving in the military.
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