Mississippi
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green said Parmvir Singh, 33, was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound at 3:42 p.m.
Investigators quickly identified Copeland as a suspect.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Tupelo police executed a search warrant at Copeland’s last known address in Tupelo. A short time later, Copeland approached officers and was detained without incident.
Copeland was booked into the Lee County Jail Sunday afternoon at 2:47, charged with aggravated assault, armed robbery and violation of his Mississippi Department of Corrections probation.
Law enforcement officials say those charges are expected to be upgraded to capital murder when Copeland is formally charged on Tuesday. Under state law, capital murder suspects are usually held without bond. In Mississippi, a capital murder conviction has only two possible sentences – life without parole or death.
Tupelo police spokesman Major Chuck McDougald said the investigation is still in the early stages and there is a possibility of additional charges and additional arrests.
Mississippi Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green said Parmvir Singh, 33, was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound at 3:42 p.m.
Investigators quickly identified Copeland as a suspect.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Tupelo police executed a search warrant at Copeland’s last known address in Tupelo. A short time later, Copeland approached officers and was detained without incident.
Copeland was booked into the Lee County Jail Sunday afternoon at 2:47, charged with aggravated assault, armed robbery and violation of his Mississippi Department of Corrections probation.
Law enforcement officials say those charges are expected to be upgraded to capital murder when Copeland is formally charged on Tuesday. Under state law, capital murder suspects are usually held without bond. In Mississippi, a capital murder conviction has only two possible sentences – life without parole or death.
Tupelo police spokesman Major Chuck McDougald said the investigation is still in the early stages and there is a possibility of additional charges and additional arrests.