Bond hearing announced for Rick Chow, gas station owner accused of killing teenager Cyrus Carmack-Belton

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A bond hearing has been set for Rick Chow, a Columbia gas station owner who has been accused of killing 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton.

According to attorney Todd Rutherford, Chow’s bond hearing is set for Friday, Aug. 25 at 9:00 a.m. Chow’s will be represented by Jack Swerling and prosecuted by April Sampson.

Chow was charged with murder after allegedly chasing Carmack-Belton from his Shell gas station on Parklane Road around 8 p.m. on May 28 and shooting him just down the road on the 200 block of Springtree Drive.

This past June, Carmack-Belton’s mother demanded additional arrests be made in connection to her son’s murder.

During his first court appearance, Chow, 58, spoke little at the hearing, beyond saying “Yes, your honor,” and acknowledging that he understood the judge’s questions.

Chow’s original court hearing was moved because of Swerling’s scheduling conflict.

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