Crime & Public Safety

Hearing for second Cherol murder suspect to be held Thursday

A hearing for the second suspect in the murder of local restaurateur Johnathan Cherol will be held Thursday afternoon in Beaufort County Court.

Samuel Collins, 38, is expected in court at 2 p.m., according to a 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office news release.

He faces the charges of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

His wife, Colette Collins, 34, was assigned a bond of $35,000 on a murder charge in connection with Cherol's death Tuesday by Circuit Court Judge Michael Nettles.

She remains in the Beaufort County Detention Center.

The couple were charged Dec. 3 after Bluffton Police Department investigators located a shotgun they believe was used to kill Cherol, who died Oct. 28 on the back porch of his 39 Pinecrest Way home.

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This story was originally published January 20, 2016 at 4:01 PM with the headline "Hearing for second Cherol murder suspect to be held Thursday."

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