Ex-Marine Sentenced in Murder of Madera Girl

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.

See ABC30’s coverage here:

https://abc30.com/video/embed/?pid=13831342