Jianquan Bo Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Chino Hills Kidnapping as $20 Million Dispute Emerges
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Updated · KABC-TV · Aug 4
Jianquan Bo Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Chino Hills Kidnapping as $20 Million Dispute Emerges
3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Aug 4
Summary
66-year-old Jianquan Bo entered a not-guilty plea Tuesday in his first court appearance and is being held without bail in last week's Chino Hills kidnap-murder case.
Prosecutors charged him under California's felony-murder theory, alleging he knew and participated in the kidnapping plan even though deputies say his brother Zhengfeng Bo fired the fatal shot.
Investigators say the brothers lured Shukur Aikebaer outside by cutting power to his home, abducted him, and then Zhengfeng shot him in the trunk during a short police stop before deputies killed Zhengfeng.
A special-circumstance allegation says the killing occurred during a kidnapping, leaving open the possibility of a death-penalty case.
Business records and an attorney for Zhengfeng Bo point to a legal fight tied to a $20 million Pasadena apartment complex, where the victim and suspect had prior business links.