Vermont man Nathan Carman, charged with killing mother Linda Carman at sea, pleads not guilty

Nathan Carman, a Vermont man accused of killing his mom whereas they have been out at sea on a fishing journey in 2016, pleaded not responsible to first-degree homicide and a number of fraud expenses in federal court docket.

U.S. Lawyer Nikolas Kerest of the District of Vermont arrested Carman, 28, on Tuesday. A federal indictment accused Carman of murdering his mom, Linda Carman, and sinking their boat “throughout a supposed fishing journey off the coast of Rhode Island” on Sept. 18, 2016, in an effort to acquire thousands and thousands of {dollars} of inheritance and insurance coverage cash.

Rescuers found Carman on a life raft about 100 nautical miles south of Martha’s Winery on Sept. 25, 2016.

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The indictment additionally accuses Carman of capturing and killing his grandfather, John Chakalos, at Chakalos’s house in Windsor, Connecticut, in 2013 — additionally in an obvious effort to acquire household cash and property.

Kerest on Wednesday additionally filed a movement to detain Carman forward of his trial because of a flight threat, claiming the 28-year-old “poses a hazard to the group” if he isn’t detained.

Nathan Carman arrives to the Coast Guard base in Boston on Sept. 27, 2016, after surviving the sinking of his 32-foot fishing boat close to Block Canyon, off New York, within the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 18. 
((Photograph by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe through Getty Photos))

As a part of Carman’s alleged “scheme” to kill his mom and grandfather in change for his inheritance, “Carman concocted cowl tales to hide his involvement in these killings,” the movement for Carman’s detention states.

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“Through the cover-up, Carman misrepresented his involvement in and accountability for these deaths to regulation enforcement, to his household, to those that made inquiries in regards to the deaths and their circumstances, and to others who challenged his cover-up or challenged his rights to his grandfather’s belongings,” the doc reads.

House of Nathan Carman in Vernon, Vermont is seen on Monday, July 17, 2017. 
(Christopher Evans/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

The submitting additionally claims Carman acquired psychological well being remedy as a minor however stopped as an grownup.

“His conduct severed his ties together with his remaining household. He lives alone, has no kids or vital different, and has been unemployed for years,” the movement states. “Moreover, Carman was handled for psychological well being points from the time he was a small little one till he was [17] years outdated. Since that point, Carman has averted any psychological well being remedy. Collectively, these elements create a robust incentive for Carman to flee, which may solely be mitigated by his pre-trial detention.”

Motions within the case should be filed by Aug. 12, on the request of the protection, in accordance with a prison pretrial order filed Wednesday.

Nathan Carman speaks at a listening to in probate court docket, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in West Hartford, Conn.
(Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant)

On the time of his mom’s demise, Carman claimed the pair had set off from a Rhode Island marina on their fishing boat, named the Rooster Pox, a few week earlier when the 31-foot vessel started gaining water close to Block Canyon, off Montauk Level, New York, within the Atlantic Ocean. He claimed his mom mysteriously vanished whereas he swiftly swam for the life raft.  

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The U.S. Coast Guard transported Carman again to their base in Boston, Massachusetts. His mom is presumed lifeless, although her physique has by no means been recovered. Federal prosecutors now allege Carman purposely sank the boat, and witnesses have testified that he made defective repairs earlier than the voyage, eradicating two stabilizing trim tabs from the strict, close to the vessel’s waterline, leaving holes that he tried to seal with an epoxy stick.

In 2019, U.S. District Decide John McConnell denied an $85,000 payout on Carman’s insurance coverage declare on the sunken vessel. 

If convicted of homicide, Carman faces life in jail.

Fox Information’ Danielle Wallace and The Related Press contributed to this report.