Man Accused in Duffel Bag Body Case Held Without Bail
The Cambridge man charged with murder in the case of a human torso found in a duffel bag pleaded not guilty Tuesday at his arraignment, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
Carlos Colina, 32, was held without bail on the murder charge, authorities said. He allegedly killed Jonathan Camilien, whose remains were found dismembered in a streetside duffel bag and in Colina’s apartment building in Cambridge.
An employee at a nearby biotech company first reported the suspicious duffel bag April 4. Police said they opened the bag to find Camilien’s torso, but no limbs or head.
According to authorities, surveillance footage showed Colina and Camilien, a Somerville resident, together the night of Friday, April 3 entering Colina’s apartment. Early morning Saturday footage showed Colina leaving his apartment alone and placing the bag against a fence where it was later found, authorities said. Colina was initially arrested later that day on charges of being an accessory after the fact to assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and improper disposal of a body. He also pleaded not guilty to these charges before being charged with murder April 8.
Prior to his April 4 arrest, Colina had and still has an open case in Middlesex County for an assault and battery charge.
He is set to return to court May 13.
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