Hearing set to determine if Nathan Carman, accused of killing mother at sea, is competent for trial

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WLNE) — A Vermont man accused of murdering his mother at sea will face a hearing Friday to determine if he is competent to stand trial.

Nathan Carman, 28, was charged earlier this month in an eight-count indictment, for the murder of his mother and related frauds to obtain family and insurance frauds.

Federal prosecutors said that in 2013, Carman “shot and killed his grandfather John Chakalos at Chakalos’s home in Windsor, Connecticut, and, in 2016, killed his mother Linda Carman and sunk his boat during a supposed fishing trip off the coast of Rhode Island.”

During an arraignment earlier this month, Carman plead not guilty to charges related to the death of his mother. If found guilty, he will face life in prison.

He was scheduled for a bail hearing earlier this month but that was moved back 60 days. He remains in prison during the bail hearing delay.