Five people on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to murder or involvement in covering up the death of a Corinth man who was killed last year.
Three men are accused of killing 27-year-old Dylan Caruso, of which two are also accused of covering up Caruso’s death and tampering with witnesses. Two additional people are also accused of covering up his death and witness tampering. All five people entered their not guilty pleas in Penobscot County Superior Court.
Caruso was last seen Sept. 30, 2024, on lower Ohio Street in Bangor. His body was found in a wooded area in Exeter on Oct. 23, 2024.
Kenneth Creamer, 36, of Exeter pleaded not guilty to one felony count each of intentional or knowing murder, aggravated trafficking of fentanyl and aggravated trafficking of cocaine. He pleaded not guilty to aggravated forgery in a separate case.
Dylan Boyce, 31, of Exeter pleaded not guilty to one felony count of intentional or knowing murder and two counts of tampering with a witness or informant, which are Class C felonies. Boyce was originally arrested for hindering apprehension or prosecution.
Holden Melvin, 32, of Charleston pleaded not guilty to one count each of felony murder and hindering apprehension or prosecution, a Class B felony. Felony murder is when the death of someone is caused as a “reasonably foreseeable consequence” while committing, or attempting to commit, another crime, according to Maine law.
Dylan Belanger, 31, of Corinth pleaded not guilty to one felony count each of hindering apprehension or prosecution and tampering with a witness or informant.
Samanatha McCullough, 38, of Bangor, pleaded not guilty to one felony count each of hindering apprehension or prosecution and tampering with a witness or informant.
The four men are in county jails and McCullough was granted a personal recognizance bond. All five are scheduled for a hearing in June. Trial dates are tentatively scheduled for fall 2026.
