A Trial Date Has Been Continued For An Abingdon Virginia Man Accused In The Stabbing Death Of His Father. 32 Year Old Joshua Copeland Is Charged With First Degree Murder In The Death Of 67 Year Old Edsel Copeland After Police Found The Victim With A Stab Wound To His Chest. It Happened In The Parking Lot Of The Virginia Department Of Probation And Parole Office In Abingdon, A Trial Is Set For June 5th.