NORFOLK, Va. — A military hearing on Thursday for the sailor charged in the death of Norfolk sailor Angelina Resendiz outlined a large list of charges, including murder and the sexual assault of multiple women.

Resendiz, 21, went missing from her barracks room at Naval Station Norfolk on May 29, 2025. Nearly two weeks later, her body was found in a wooded area of the Broad Creek neighborhood of Norfolk, about 10 miles from the base. The cause and manner of her death are officially listed as undetermined, the chief medical examiner announced last month.

A charge document obtained by 13News Now shows Culinary Specialist Seaman Jermiah T. Copeland is facing a murder charge in connection with Resendiz’s death. Copeland has been in pre-trial confinement since June 10, the day Resendiz’s body

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