PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man has pleaded not guilty to charges he shot and killed a man and then disposed of and burned his body in a Lincoln field.
David DeLeon, of Central Falls, entered the plea Wednesday to murder, mutilation of a human body and other offenses. The 20-year-old man was ordered held without bail until his court appearance next month.
Police have said they believe DeLeon fatally shot 21-year-old Dakota Gosselin, who DeLeon knew, on Nov. 20 in Providence and got rid of the victim’s body in Lincoln.
Firefighters discovered Gosselin’s body that night after putting out a brush fire. Police worked to confirm whether that incident was connected to the Providence shooting.
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