'Career criminal,' former murder defendant suspected of York jewelry heist at age 71

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'Career criminal,' former murder defendant suspected of York jewelry heist at age 71

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Sheriff Ron Montgomery said James Copeland, 71, is a career criminal. "No doubt about it," Montgomery said in a Friday morning interview. 71-year-old man arrested for stealing jewelry worth over $17,000 in York-Poquoson County In addition to pending charges for grand larceny, that career might have started nearly 40 years ago when a woman was stabbed to death in her Richmond home in 1987. Police matched Copeland …