MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A former marine who pleaded guilty to the murder of a teenage girl in Madera County has been sentenced.
Codi Slayton will serve the next 15 years in prison.
He will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
He was accused of murdering 16-year-old Josephine Jimenez back in 2019.
She was missing for 10 days before her body was found in a field.
Deputies say Slayton used social media to communicate with Jimenez and other young girls across California.
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