Man charged with murder, dismemberment of body found in Lincoln

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Providence R.I. – (WLNE) – Police have arrested a man for several crimes including allegedly dismembering a body in an attempt to conceal evidence, authorities say.  

Providence Police, Lincoln Police, and Rhode Island State Police apprehended David Deleon, 20, of Providence, and charged him with the murder of Dakota Gosselin on November 20, 2016.

It was reported that Deleon fatally shot Gosselin with an illegal firearm.

Gosselin’s body was then found mutilated when fire crews responded to a brush fire on Gordon Ave., in Lincoln.

Deleon was charged with the following offenses:

  • One count of murder.
  • One count of discharge of a firearm while committing a crime of violence.
  • One count of failure to report a death.
  • One count of possession of a firearm without a license.
  • One count of possession with intent to deliver marijuana.
  • One count of possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance.
  • One count of mutilation of a human body.

He is due in court at the end of May.

©WLNE-TV / ABC6 2017 

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