COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A former Columbia gas station owner accused of killing a 14-year-old argued in court this week that he should be immune from prosecution under the state’s Stand Your Ground law.
Rick Chow is accused of chasing Cyrus Carmack-Belton from his gas station and convenience store on Parklane Road in May 2023, then shooting him in the back.
Chow and his attorneys are arguing in a pretrial hearing that his actions were justified because he and his son feared for their safety…