A Washington County Virginia Jury Has Recommended An Abingdon Man Spend 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Father. The Jury Convicted Joshua Copeland This Week On A Charge Of First Degree Murder In The Death Of Edsel Copeland. The Stabbing Occurred Outside The Probation And Parole Office On Main Street In Abingdon In 2015. The Man Sustained Two Knife Wounds. Copeland Was Facing Life In Prison. The Judge Will Decide His Sentence On April 14th