Louis Coleman sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping death of Jassy Correia

BOSTON - Louis Coleman, the man convicted of kidnapping and killing a young mother from Lynn, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.

Back in June, a federal jury found Coleman guilty of kidnapping 22-year-old Jassy Correia outside a Boston nightclub in February 2019.

Prosecutors said he promised her a ride to a friend's apartment but instead sexually assaulted her and killed her. They say he hid her body in his apartment in Providence for four days before driving away on February 28. Police in Delaware stopped Coleman's car that afternoon and found Correia's body in the trunk.

Coleman, 35, was formally sentenced to life in prison Tuesday afternoon at a federal court in Boston. Prosecutors decided last year they would not pursue the death penalty.

"The crime was gut-wrenching and there is no question today's sentence is just," FBI Special Agent In Charge Joseph Bonavolonta said in a statement. "Louis Coleman took Jassy Correia's life - a life full of promise, away from her."

First Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Levy said that to this day, Coleman has shown no remorse for his actions.

"Jassy Correia was a vibrant and beautiful 22-year-old woman and mother of a toddler daughter. Louis Coleman, a total stranger to her, abducted her, raped her and strangled her to death," Levy said. "The pain and suffering Louis Coleman inflicted on Jassy Correia that night and her loving family – her mother, her father, her brother and so many others every single day since Feb. 24, 2019 – will never be relieved by this sentence. By his depravity and his horrific disregard for Ms. Correia's life, Louis Coleman forfeited his right to live free in society."